Professor Oda Noritsugu, or Oda-san is very well known in Japan and abroad as a master historian on Scandinavian design, writing many books on the subject and having one the of the most extensive collections of mid-century Scandinavian design in the world. Here is a photo of him (left) kneeling down next to Finn Juhl, a name that will be frequently mentioned during this post.
A book by professor Oda, “Hans Wegner 100 chairs“. Professor Oda mentions he owns over one hundred pieces by Hans Wegner alone (over 150 pieces by Finn Juhl).
