CARL HANSEN & SON PRESENTS THE FIRST EDITION OF HANS J. WEGNER’S WISHBONE CHAIR FOR CHILDREN. THE NEW CHILDREN’S CHAIR WILL BE LAUNCHED ON 2 APRIL, IN CELEBRATION OF HANS J. WEGNER’S 110TH BIRTHDAY.
Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1949, the Wishbone Chair is now being presented for the first time in a version suitable for children from the age of three. Carl Hansen & Son has had the idea for the chair on the drawing board for a long time and will launch it this year. Although smaller, the chair is no less complex to craft as the downscaling was particularly challenging. The individual components cannot simply be downscaled by the same ratio; each component requires its own precise dimensions to retain the chair’s original expression. This compelled Carl Hansen & Son’s design team to work out how to balance the proportions before they could achieve a perfect result.
Like the original, the Children’s Wishbone Chair is made up of fourteen components, taking more than a hundred production steps to craft and assemble each chair, most of which are done by hand. The seat is woven in the envelope pattern using 75 metres of paper cord. The diameter of the paper cord is also scaled down to achieve a lighter expression that matches the chair’s smaller dimensions. It takes an experienced craftsman one hour to weave the seat by hand, and all the processes are carried out at Carl Hansen & Son’s factory in Gelsted, Denmark.
Knud Erik Hansen, CEO and third generation owner-manager of Carl Hansen & Son, comments:
“Beautiful design and excellent craftsmanship are ageless, which is why we’re very pleased to present the CH24 Children’s Wishbone Chair. We’ve been dreaming of making a child-sized version of the iconic Wishbone Chair for years now, and we’re delighted with the result. This smaller version of the Wishbone Chair blends in perfectly with the rest of a household’s furniture and is an ideal gift idea for future design enthusiasts.”
PRODUCT INFO
Dimensions
Seat height 30 cm. Height 51 cm x Depth 34 cm x Width 38 cm
Materials
Frame: FSC® certified oak
Seat: FSC®-certified paper cord (FSC C135991)
The CH24 Children’s Wishbone Chair is available to order from April 2 at Danish Red. Contact the Armadale showroom for details.