CH24 Wishbone Chair
Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Son
Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1949 and in continuous production since 1950, the CH24 remains the defining Danish dining chair: a steam-bent backrest, a hand-woven paper cord seat and more than one hundred manufacturing steps, most of them by hand.
| Designer | Hans J. Wegner (1949) |
|---|---|
| Maker | Carl Hansen & Son, Denmark |
| Materials | Solid oak, beech, walnut or ash frame; hand-woven paper cord seat (about 120 metres of cord per chair) |
| Dimensions | W 55 x D 51 x H 75 cm; seat height 45 cm |
| Finishes | Soap, oil, white oil, smoked oil, lacquer and painted soft colours; cord in natural or black |
| Price | From EUR 664 (beech, oil or soap finish, natural cord); oak and walnut variants higher, via the official Carl Hansen & Son store |
| Availability | In production; 40 variants listed on the official store |
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Why Estate & Design selected it
Few objects earn a place in an estate the way the Wishbone Chair does. It is comfortable without bulk, honest about its construction and unchanged in essence for more than seventy years. In a dining room it disappears into the architecture; that is the point.
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