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New Hans Wegner Lounge Chair receives award at the International Furniture Fair IMM Cologne 2006 |
| Hans J Wegner enjoying the world famous Ox Chair |
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| The new “ICE Sprinter” arrives at the IMM Fair train station. With a top speed of 190 mph, this piece of beautiful European design moves visitors directly from the largest German cities to the fairground faster than most domestic flights. |
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| The classic Ox Chair with colored pipes designed by Hans Wegner shown at the manufacturer Erik Jorgensen’s booth. For detailed product info click here |
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| Forty five year-old design receives 2006 innovation prize |
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| Back in 1960, Danish design legend Hans J. Wegner sketched an upholstered easy chair that was never put into series production. With its calm, clean lines and exceptional comfort – hallmarks of Wegner’s best work – the chair’s timeless appeal received a classic innovation award at IMM Cologne 2006, where it was launched last month. |
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" We are thrilled to help bring this wonderful chair to the world
– even if it is a bit later than Wegner intended,” says Knud Erik
Hansen, CEO of Carl Hansen & Son, the Danish
manufacturer. “We have worked with Wegner’s original
drawings and some of the few pieces that survived the sixties,
when a small number of them were produced by hand. And
we’re proud to say that we have upheld the original
construction and materials – including solid beech frames and
hand-sewn piping – just the way that Wegner designed it.” |
However, the CH 445 is made for sitting, not just for
looking, and it greets its guests with exceptionally
generous comfort. “You don’t sit on the CH 445,“ says
Knud Erik Hansen, “you sit in it. That is when you
discover that the groove of the back recesses the
upholstery at shoulder level – and at just the right angle.
Sitting upright is more than easy. But should you decide
to curl up your legs or lay them over the armrest, you
discover that the angle of the corners of the back
provides just the right head support. Being able to
change positions in a chair has always been a
foundation of Wegner’s ergonomics; designing a chair
that combines form and function so beautifully is Wegner’s
genius.” |
CH 445 is available in fabric and leather from April, 2006.
Pricing starting at $3868.00
For further information, please contact Lisa White at 435-940-9100 ext. 201
or email us at support@houseofcopenhagen.com |
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| If you are not already one of the proud owners of the most famous chair in the Hans Wegner Collection, click here and see our special offer. |
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