The Wishbone Chair, also known as the CH24 Chair or Y Chair, is a chair designed by Hans Wegner in 1949 for Carl Hansen & Søn. The chair features a bentwood armrest and a paper cord rope seat in a wov
Hans J Wegner Wishbone Chair
Wooden chairs from the Ming Dynasty
Hans Wegner's first Chinese Chair
Wegner's Fourth China Chair
The forms of Chinese furniture evolved along three distinct lineages which date back to 1000 BC: frame and panel, yoke and rack and bamboo construction techniques. Chinese home furniture evolved indep
Wishbone chair
…armrest and a paper cord rope seat in a woven envelope pattern. The chair is named after the Y or wishbone-shaped backrest. The design was inspired by Ming-era chairs. The chair, Wegner's best-selling design, is a notable example of Danish furniture design. The chair has been in continuous production since its original…
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Canopy bed, late 19th or early 20th century
Furniture made during the Liao dynasty, excavated from the underground palace in Tian Kai Ta, in Fangshan District of Beijing
A yoke-back chair from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.