CH24 Wishbone Chair by Hans J. Wegner, 1949

• Designed By - Hans J. Wegner
• When -  1949
• Made From - Solid oak and woven paper cord
• Manufactured by - Carl Hansen and Son
• More Info - Also known as the Y Chair, this chair is light, simple, elegant and comfortable. This chair is an icon of Danish design. It was inspired by Chinese Ming Chairs. It is a very well crafted chair and it takes over 100 steps to make. The seat is hand woven from 120 metres of paper cord. It has been in continuous production ever since it was first made. It is available made from maple, ash, beech, cherry, walnut, oak wood and painted in a variety of colours. The woven seat comes in natural or black and there is also a black leather seat cushion available.