CH20 Elbow Chair | Hans Wegner | Carl Hansen & Søn

Hans J. Wegner designed the stackable Elbow Chair in 1956. After crafting two prototypes, he set the production-intensive chair design aside in his archives, where it remained for nearly half a century.

When Carl Hansen & Søn put the CH20 Elbow Chair by Hans J. Wegner into production for the first time in 2005, it quickly established a position as a modern classic, winning the ICFF Editors’ Award in New York in the same year.

The Elbow Chair’s characteristic steam-bent backrest, crafted from a single piece of solid wood, provides elbow and lower back support and enables a variety of sitting positions. The chair’s unique rail construction under the seat in form-pressed veneer adds optimal stability in combination with a light and floating expression.

Frame: Solid wood | Beech | Oak | Oiled, white oiled, soaped, smoked oiled or CHS colors

Seat: Upholstered in fabric or leather

Dimensions: W 54 cm x D 47 cm x H 73 cm – Seat height 46 cm

Brand: Carl Hansen & Søn

Designer: Hans Wegner

Year of design: 1956

Country of origin: Denmark

Price: Beech/Fabric from $1865