Description
Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1958, this 2-seater version, like its sibling sofas, hails from the designer’s celebrated “Airport Series" of stylish minimalist sofas built on a single stainless steel base. Individually handmade on solid beech wood frames with legs and the characteristic boomerang-shaped sides in stainless steel, Wegner’s CH402 makes a stylish statement on its own or together with the companion versions and lounge chair CH401. Originally created for Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport, it’s available upholstered in prime fabric or luxurious leather to add a uniquely comfortable and indelible interior statement.
Specifications
Size
- 33.5" h x 48.8" w x 26.8" d (85x124x68cm)
- Seat height: 17.7" (45cm)
Material
Stainless steel, foam
Details
- Fabric Group 1: Canvas 2, Clara 2, Remix 3, Mood, Capture
- Fabric Group 2: Molly 2, Re-Wool
- Fabric Group 3: Fiord 2, Hallingdal 65
- Fabric Group 4: Divina Melange 3
- Leather Group A: Loke
- Leather Group B: Thor
- Leather Group C: Sif
- COM and COL are available on request
Brand
Carl Hansen & Søn
For Knud Erik Hansen, grandson of founder Carl Hansen and now the third-generation leader of the family-owned business, the way to the future also means honoring what has come before. Beginning in 1908 when a young cabinetmaker opened a small furniture workshop on the Danish island of Funen to today with Carl Hansen & Søn numbering some 400 employees worldwide, the company’s core mission in producing exceptional Danish Modern furniture has never wavered — an uncompromising commitment to the finest craftsmanship as reflected in the work of the best designers of the past and present.
The turning point came in 1949, when Carl’s son Holger Hansen took a chance on the then-unknown Hans J. Wegner, since revered for his now-classic Wishbone Chair, and the union continues to this day with the company as the world’s largest producer of Wegner’s furniture manufactured in Denmark. Alongside other Midcentury benchmarks from the likes of Ole Wanscher, Frits Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen and pioneering female architect Bodil Kjær, the company continues to introduce work from new Danish visionaries such as design duo Strand + Hvass, Thomas Bo Kastholm, Anker Bak and multidisciplinary artist Naja Utzon Popov. “If we play it cleverly and maintain our high quality and sustainability we have a great future,” says Knud Hansen. “Our furniture lasts for generations, so our quality is the key to our continuity. We have been producing wood furniture in Denmark for thousands of years.”