Hans J. Wegner designed the CH24 in 1949 for Carl Hansen & Søn. Introduced into production in 1950, it became known as the Wishbone Chair after the forked support at the centre of its back. The dining chair brings a steam-bent top rail, shaped wooden members and a woven seat into one compact structure.
The continuous upper rail serves as both backrest and armrest. Its curved ends turn forward while the Y-shaped piece braces the centre, leaving open space on either side. Below, the paper cord seat spans a nearly square frame. The fine, repetitive weave gives the sitting surface a different texture from the smooth wood around it.
Carl Hansen & Søn describes a manufacturing process involving more than one hundred steps, with much of the work completed by hand. The seat alone uses about 120 metres of paper cord. These details help explain the chair’s balance of lightness and close workmanship: the individual parts remain legible, yet their curves establish a continuous outline.
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