Carl Hansen Elbow Chair
Carl hansen elbow chairLater that year it quickly established itself as a modern classic winning the icff editors award.
Carl hansen elbow chair. Wegners elbow chair ch20. Design hans j. Carl hansen søn represents over 100 years of danish design history and our furniture is sold all over the world. The low back and horizontal seat also mean that it makes an excellent desk chair.
The ch20 elbow chair is both modern and classic with an understated beauty that is timeless. Discover carl hansen søns range of iconic furniture pieces expertly crafted in denmark. Elbow chair by hans j wegner ch20 carl hansen søn. Free easy listing authentic hand picked design safe and secure payments.
The piece is a testament to artisanal vision and sophisticated technique. The elbow chair is stackable with an elliptical steam bent backrest sculpted from a single piece of wood and a seat made of 14 layers of laminated veneer. The distinctive backrest which also sticks out far enough to support arms hence the name elbow chair is steam bent out of a single piece of wood. Wegner experimented with new materials such as molded veneer and the chair s seat is made from 11 layers of this material giving it perfect stability.
The ch24 wishbone chair ch25 lounge chair and ch445 wing chair to name a few. Wegner designed the carl hansen ch20 elbow chair in 1956 with a solid wood frame and upholstered laminate seat. Stackable up to 4 high. The ch20 is an attractive and simple stackable dining chair.
This version of the ch20 chair features a wood frame in a variety of finishes. The low back and horizontal seat makes it an excellent desk chair as well. After creating two prototypes of his stackable ch20 elbow chair 1956 he set the design aside in his archives where it remained for nearly half a century until carl hansen søn decided to put it into production for the first time in 2005. Do you need help.
The story of the elbow chair isn t quite traditional. Wegner designed the chair already in 1956 but after crafting two prototypes wegner set the chair aside in his archives. Since forging a famous partnership with hans j. 45 66 12 14 04 email.
Wegner experimented with new materials such as molded veneer and the chair s seat is thus made from 11 layers of this material giving it perfect stability. It is now in production for the first time in the history of the collection. The ch20 elbow chair was designed by hans wegner in 1956.