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CH24 Wish­bone Chair — Walnut Lacquer

c. 1950

by Hans J. Wegner
for Carl Hansen & Søn

CH24 Wish­bone Chair — Walnut Lacquer

by Hans J. Wegner
for  Carl Hansen & Søn

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The Ch24 Wish­bone chair is a true master­piece of Danish modernism by Hans J. Wegner. Crafted with preci­sion and finished in a dark walnut lacquer from the arti­sans at Carl Hansen and Son. Every aspect of this chair reflects the brand’s commit­ment to excel­lence, from the smooth, chis­eled frame to the hand­wo­ven seat and rich dark finish. The result is a proven classic enjoy­able for gener­a­tions to come. 

The Wish­bone chair with walnut lacquer and natural paper cord seat is part of our quick-ship program. Please see the spec sheet to the left for quick-ship details or call 800.886.0867 for more information.

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Hans J. Wegner

Denmark (1914–2007)

If Danish modernism is best known and beloved for the use of traditional techniques to emphasize materiality—graceful curves honoring the grain of fine walnut, for example—that’s thanks in large part to Hans J. Wegner. Born in southern Denmark, at 14 Wegner began an apprenticeship with Danish master cabinetmaker H. F. Stahlberg, where he honed a preternatural talent and learned skills he’d bring to bear throughout a career lasting some eighty years and full of design masterpieces.

While studying at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen, Wegner worked for Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller on a range of furniture for the Aarhus City Hall. Four years after graduation, he had showcased a chair at the Copenhagen Museum of Art and Industry, and opened his own firm. Sculptural, surprisingly comfortable seating became Wegner’s trademark: for Fritz Hansen, the floating Chinese chairs; for Carl Hansen & Sons, he designed the instant classic Wishbone, Shell, and Elbow chairs; for PP Møbler, the cozy Papa Bear, iconic Round, and buoyant Circle chairs; and countless others, most still in production.

Wegner retired in 1993 and died fourteen years later, but his work lives on in its ubiquity across residential, hospitality, and corporate design—not to mention the Museum Sønderjylland’s permanent exhibition of the three dozen chairs he felt were his very best in a water tour in his hometown of Tønder.

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