Replica Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair
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Also referred to as the CH24 Y-stolen chair, the Wishbone chair is widely utilised as a dining or occasional chair in stylish contemporary commercial and residential interiors accredited to it generous size and lightweight structure. Projects which have utilised the Hans Wegner Wishbone chair include the distinguished Art Museum of South Jutland, ECCO, Bundestag, Folketinget.
Through traditional manufacturing methods, the steam bent back and arm rail achieves the profile of poultry wishbones, whilst the tapered legs and natural paper cord are additional features on the Wishbone chair. Our Replica Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair is true to the original with no compromise to quality and workmanship.
Materials: Natural beech / natural cord caning
Dimensions: 21"W x 29"H x 22.5"D
Hans J Wegner trained as a cabinet-maker before attending the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts, where he later lectured from 1946 to 1953. From 1938 to 1942, he worked as a furniture designer in Arne Jacobsen and Erik architectural practice.
In 1943, he set up his own office in Gentofte and collaborated with Borge Mogensen in the design of an apartment shown at the 1946 Cabinetmakers Exhibition in Copenhagen.
Throughout his long career, he has designed furniture extensively for Johannes Hansen and Fritz Hansen. The Royal Society of Arts, London made him an Honorary Royal Designers for Industry in 1959.
The Wishbone chair has often been considered one of Wegner’s more distinguished designs from his prolific portfolio consisting of more than 500 pieces of furniture.