CH22 Chair
HANS J. WEGNER
HANS J. WEGNER, 1950
Simplicity, functionality, elegance and an influence from nature are the tenets of Danish design. Wegner captures them all in his CH22 Lounge chair. The form pressed back follows the curves of a leaf, while the arm supports seem reminiscent of axe handles and yet the whole thing is so simple, seems so obvious, you hardly notice it’s brilliance. Wegner was prolific, and obsessed with Chairs. He designed over 500 different models in his life, striving for a single perfect seat. Nearly all of these chairs in some way compliment each other, none would look out of place in a room filled with them, but it was never enough for Wegner. ‘If only could design just one good chair in your life,’ he said, ‘but you simply cannot’.