Hans Jørgensen Wegner (April 2, 1914 – January 26, 2007) was a Danish furniture designer whose work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His style is often described as Organic Functionality, a modernist school with an emphasis on functionality, which arose primarily in Scandinavian countries with contributions by Poul Henningsen, Alvar Aalto, and Arne Jacobsen.

Known as the “King of Chairs,” Wegner designed over 500 different chairs during his lifetime, more than 100 of which were put into mass production and many of which have become recognizable design icons. His design philosophy is well summarized in his famous quote: “If only you could design just one good chair in your life…but you simply cannot.”

Wegner received several major design prizes in his lifetime, from the Lunning Prize in 1951 and the Grand Prix of the Milan Triennale in the same year, to the Prince Eugen Medal in Sweden and the Danish Eckersberg Medal.