Design wooden chairs
The wooden chair – history meets modernity
In the history of furniture design the wooden chair has a central role. Wood is a traditional material and always of great importance in the manufacturing of furniture.From antique stools to functional seating furniture up to richly adorned eye-catchers – regardless which style is directive during each era the classic basic design of the wooden chair is always present.
Who decides to buy high quality wooden chairs creates a warm and pleasant atmosphere. Thanks to various surface treatments the wooden chair has a high diversity. Whether oiled, stained, natural or lacquered – not only with the choice of the matching wood but with the right finish you can set attractive highlights in a room with wooden chairs.
Wooden chairs as design classics
CH24 Wishbone Chair
A true icon among wooden chairs is the CH24 Wishbone chair by Carl Hansen. Due to its characteristically shaped backrest it is also called the Y-Chair. This unique chair was created by the Danish designer Hans J. Wegner in 1950. With its organic unobtrusive design, the light appearance and high seating comfort the CH24 Wishbone Chair is a prime example for highest craftsmanship.The hand woven seat and the special struts of the smoothly bend backrest allow various seating positions.
When designer Hee Welling created the About A Chair AAC22 for Hay he was motivated by a clear vision: A chair should be designed which convinces with its unique unobtrusiveness. He succeeded:As a true work of art of simplicity About A Chair lifts the combination of form, aesthetic, function, comfort and detail to a new level. About A Chair possess a polypropylene shell which rests upon a beech wood four leg frame. This all-rounder can be used anywhere as a comfortable seat.
The legendary chairs of the Series 7 are one of the top-selling furniture today – worldwide.The internationally successful star designer Arne Jacobsen created the Series 7 in 1955.The design classic delights still today with its versatile functionality and its elegant look.The softly curved, pressed into form seating shell gives the Series 7 chair solid stability.Since it is light and stackable it is used not only at home but also in waiting rooms, conference roomsand study rooms. Today Fritz Hansen produces the chair classic according to original drafts by Arne Jacobsen.
214 bentwood chair coffee house chair
The 214 bentwood classic coffee house chair still has the status as the most successful industrial product of all times as with this design icon the history of modern furniture manufacturing began. In the 1850s Michael Thonet perfected a technique with which solid wood could be bend into nearly any desired form – and thus laid the foundation for industrial serial production. The coffee house chair 214 stands for artless design, technical innovation and industrial progress. It delights with its reduced aesthetic for over 150 years.
