Hugging Chairs by Werner West, 1938 mid-century modern known for drawing inspiration from

known for drawing inspiration from nature

This process extends over several days – sometimes even weeks and months just as is the case with most works of art

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She taught textile composition at the School of Art and Design in 1947–1960

Hugging Chairs by Werner West, 1938 mid-century modern known for drawing inspiration fromFour left! Beautiful works of functional Finnish design by the legendary Werner West. The "Hugging Chair" is an early example of the use of bent plywood, where the wooden back wraps the body and sits at just the right spot to rest your elbows, like a built in armrest reminiscent of the Greek Klismos chair. Original dark stain on beech wood, with a forest green lacquered seat and inside back. There are many imperfections to these chairs, but in such a