Carl Hansen & Søn CH24 Birthday Edition 2023 Oak Double Weave

€851.00

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Carl Hansen & Søn once again marks the birthday of Hans J. Wegner on April 2nd with a special edition of the iconic CH24 Wishbone Chair. This year we present the birthday edition in a natural combination of FSCTM-certified oak with double woven paper cord. The inspiration for this special edition arises from ‘THE LAB’, the Danish-based apprentice workshop of Carl Hansen & Søn, where 20 young aspiring cabinetmakers are trained and educated every year.

The apprentices were commissioned to come up with a design idea for a new seat for the CH24 Wishbone Chair. The best proposal was tested, approved by Hans J. Wegners Tegnestue and further developed by skilled weave masters at Carl Hansen & Søn.

The CH24 Birthday Edition 2023 features an exclusive small brass plate engraved with Hans J. Wegner’s signature and date of birth discreetly placed on the inside of the frame. It also comes with a certificate of authenticity.

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Specifications

Frame: FSC™-certified oak, oil Seat: Double woven natural paper cord

The CH24 Birthday Chair 2023 is made from oiled, FSCTM-certified oak and natural paper cord. Paper cord is a material which Carl Hansen & Søn has great experience with, as it has been an important part of the company’s DNA since Wegner made the first sketches for the Wishbone Chair in 1949. The chair is originally crafted with an envelope woven seat, but this special edition is woven in a double, ‘plain weave’ pattern, which requires double the amount of time to complete for a skilled weaver.

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Hans J. Wegner

As a driving force behind 'Danish Modern', Hans J. Wegner helped change the general public's view of furniture in the 1950s and 1960s. His passion for designing chairs, more than 500 of them, is recognized worldwide and reflected in his title 'the Master of the Chair'. He is famous for integrating perfectly executed joints with exquisite shapes and combining them with a constant curiosity for materials and deep respect for wood and its natural characteristics. His designs furnish minimalism with organic and natural softness. Hans J. Wegner was born in 1914 in Tønder in Southern Denmark, the son of a shoemaker. At the age of 17, he completed his apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker in the workshop of H. F. Stahlberg where his first designs saw the light of day. At the age of twenty he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, to attend the School of Arts and Crafts, where he studied from 1936-1938 before embarking on a career as an architect.