CH24 Wishbone Chair
About
Hans Wegner drew the Wishbone Chair in 1949, and Carl Hansen & Søn has been producing it continuously ever since, which is a longer production run than almost any dining chair in the modern canon.
The construction follows a logic that becomes more apparent the longer the chair lives in a room. Steam-bent solid wood forms the signature Y-shaped back splat, a single piece shaped under heat and pressure into a curve that distributes the weight of a leaning body with quiet efficiency. The woven paper cord seat, hand-woven by each craftsperson in a process that takes roughly an hour per chair, develops a slight patina over years of use without losing its structural integrity. Available in oak, walnut, beech, and cherry, the wood finish reads differently depending on the light, the season, and what surrounds it.
This is a chair that rewards patience rather than impulse. It suits people who buy once and stop looking, who want something that holds its proportion against a table over decades rather than trends. The Wishbone has become a benchmark not because it was marketed that way, but because it keeps earning its place.
