CH28T Lounge Chair

The CH28T Lounge Chair from 1951 is as functional as it is sculptural. The chair, which was put into production the following year, is a carefully considered design capturing many of the designer's signature elements. It has an intriguing dynamic between the slender, sweeping seat, the curved backrest and the highly sloping legs. This unique construction, with its rounded edges and delicate details, creates unparalleled comfort with a relaxed expression. Noteworthy details include elegantly shaped and distinctive oval armrests that shoot out from the main frame, along with the light wooden cover caps in oak, that – especially in the walnut variant's contrast with the darker surface of the seat. The CH28T lounge chair is also available in an upholstered model, the CH28P lounge chair.

Oak/walnut is a mixed version combined with a frame/cover cap in oak and seat/armrest/backrest in walnut.

CH28T was designed by Hans Wegner. Wegner is arguably the most important figure in Danish modern furniture design. Early in his life, Wegner apprenticed under a cabinetmaker and was eventually educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1938, he worked on furniture for Arne Jacobsen and Erik Moller's Aarhus City Hall. By 1943, he opened his own design studio, where he would design some of his most famous works. The peacock chair was designed in 1947 for Johannes Hansen and thanks to innovations from designers such as Eames and Aalto, bent plywood shell chairs by Wegner began in 1948. Both the Wishbone and Round Chair were in introduced in 1949 and have since become two of his best recognized works. Over his career, Wegner designed over 500 different chairs and countless other pieces including tables and cabinets. The attention to joinery, craft, and material have helped to make his name so revered.