Hans J. Wegner´s CH46 chairis simple and functional, but, at the same time, also elegant. One senses thatWegner could be inspired by the simple chairs of Southern Europe and theAmerican Shaker movement, but he has personalized his inspiration.
Ergonomics was an essentialconsideration for Wegner in his designs. Careful coordination between slopesand proportions ensured that each chair was optimally suited for the humanbody. The choice of curved hind legs plays an important role in the constructionand balance of the chair. The rearward bending at the top ensures a comfortableincline of the backrest, while the angle of the bottom ensures that the chaircannot fall backwards. The chair seat is woven from paper cord and the twobackrest bars are laminated from 3 different thicknesses of wood which are thencurved into a soft but tense bow shape. At the front, the armrest has the sameelegant rounding as the front leg while curving slightly upwards toward theback where it is firmly fastened between the two backrest bars. The legs andarmrests have a slightly arched surface.
The comfortable armrest, thegood back support and the handwoven seat in paper cord, all incorporated in atimeless design, make CH46 comfortable and suitable for the dining room,conference rooms and waiting rooms.
When Carl Hansen & Sønstarted working on CH46 in 1966, Wegner also gave them the drawing for a chair without armrests, model number CH47. CH46 and CH47 are related to Wegner’s lounge chair CH44 from 1965.
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