Seating1949
CH24 Wishbone Chair
Design Object · Dining chair
CH24 Wishbone Chair
Hans J. Wegner’s CH24 combines a Y-shaped back support with a hand-woven paper-cord seat.
Record
| Object type | Dining chair[s1] |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hans J. Wegner[s1] |
| Manufacturer | Carl Hansen & Søn[s1] |
| Original year | 1949[s1] |
| Country | Denmark[s1] |
| Materials | Solid wood, Paper cord[s1] |
| Dimensions | W 55 × D 51 × H 76 cm[s1] |
| Series | —[s1] |
| Model | CH24[s1] |
| Production status | In production[s1] |
| Specification scope | Current CH24 catalogue specification.[s1] |
Design history & editions
Sources consulted 3 September 2026. This date applies to these notes, not a fresh verification of every inherited specification.
Design year and production year differ
Wegner designed CH24 for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949. The manufacturer dates its introduction to 1950 and reports continuous production from that year. Keeping these dates separate avoids turning the start of manufacturing into the date of the design itself. [1]
The Y is a structural member
The top rail combines armrest and backrest in one steam-bent piece. The Y-shaped back supports that rail while leaving the back visually open. The seat is woven by hand from paper cord; the manufacturer's account gives approximately 120 metres of cord and about an hour of weaving for one seat. [1]
A collaboration and a manufacturing sequence
Carl Hansen & Søn connects CH24 to Wegner's earlier studies of Chinese chairs and to the partnership agreed in 1949. Its manufacturing account separates shaping and assembly of the frame, surface finishing, and the final woven seat. The finished chair therefore combines a bent component, joined solid timber and a tensioned woven surface. [2]
Models and editions
| Model / edition | What distinguishes it |
|---|---|
| Adult CH24 | The consulted product configuration is walnut with an oil finish and natural paper cord. It is one material/finish combination, not the specification of every Wishbone. [1] |
| Children's Wishbone Chair | Developed with Wegner Design Studio, the children's model was re-proportioned rather than simply scaled down. It uses solid oak components and woven paper cord; adult measurements do not apply. [3] |
What this record does not establish
The adult reference dimensions remain in the table. This entry does not establish all historic seat heights or wood/finish combinations. A Y-shaped back alone is not evidence of manufacturer, age or authenticity.
Evidence for these notes
- Carl Hansen & Søn · CH24
Manufacturer · 1949 design, 1950 production, construction and walnut configuration
- Carl Hansen & Søn · Behind an icon: CH24
Manufacturer history · Wegner collaboration and construction sequence
- Carl Hansen & Søn · Children's Wishbone Chair
Manufacturer · Re-proportioned children's model, not adult dimensions
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