Wegner, Set Of Four CH23, 1951

The design for Wegner’s CH23 chair employs a cabinet-maker’s attention to structural detailing. The exposed joint through the back-rest is both functional and decorative. Similar construction is used in several other Wegner designs. The teak veneer to the backrest further expresses the detail in contrast with the oak frame. The papercord seat is wrapped around a highly positioned stretcher to add solidity to the seat and reduce the visual clutter of stretchers between legs.

The CH23 is no longer in production.

Hans Wegner’s career began in the offices of Arne Jacobsen in 1938. He established his own practice in 1943 and was quickly recognised through his 1949 Round chair of 1949, later known as The Chair. His prolific career generated more than 500 chair designs. Wegner created several landmark designs for seating and much of his work is held in museum collections and still in production.