Description
Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1963. When it was presented at a Danish furniture exhibition some critics loved the avant-garde design, but the general public was slow to accept the chair's bold lines and initial sales were poor.
Produced only in very limited quantities during the 1960s, Wegner's "Three-legged Shell Chair" began to fetch handsome prices at international auctions in the 1980s and 1990s.
When Carl Hansen & Son re-introduced the chair in 1998, it immediately won several design awards and broad public appeal. Sometimes called "The Smiling Chair", the three-legged construction provides outstanding stability.
The chair achieves a floating lightness due to its wing-like lines, its tapered legs, and the arching curves of its laminated legs.
Technical Info
W:92 x D:83 x H:74cm (Seat height: 35cm)
For instructions and information about care and maintenance of Carl Hansen's different materials, please click here.
For more options please contact one of our stores.
CH07 Shell chair
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Description
Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1963. When it was presented at a Danish furniture exhibition some critics loved the avant-garde design, but the general public was slow to accept the chair's bold lines and initial sales were poor.
Produced only in very limited quantities during the 1960s, Wegner's "Three-legged Shell Chair" began to fetch handsome prices at international auctions in the 1980s and 1990s.
When Carl Hansen & Son re-introduced the chair in 1998, it immediately won several design awards and broad public appeal. Sometimes called "The Smiling Chair", the three-legged construction provides outstanding stability.
The chair achieves a floating lightness due to its wing-like lines, its tapered legs, and the arching curves of its laminated legs.
Technical Info
W:92 x D:83 x H:74cm (Seat height: 35cm)
For instructions and information about care and maintenance of Carl Hansen's different materials, please click here.
For more options please contact one of our stores.
Designed by Hans J. Wegner
Hans J Wegner (1914-2007) trained as a cabinet-maker before attending the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts, where he later lectured from 1946 to 1953. From 1938 to 1942, he worked as a furniture designer in Arne Jacobsen and Erik
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