Hans Wegner’s Valet Chair (o) Characteristic of his calculated approach to design, Danish designer Hans Wegner’s Valet Chair is simultaneously splendid and practical. The multi-purpose Valet Chair, designed in 1953, was designed to hang up and store each piece of a man’s suit. Complete with a coat hanger shaped backrest, pants can be hung on a rail at the edge of the seat and everything else can be stowed in a storage space underneath.