Ilse Crawford 为 Hans J. Wegner 五款经典椅子打造全新色彩方案

Carl Hansen & Søn are celebrating the legacy of furniture designer Hans J. Wegner and more than 70 years of collaboration with another partnership. London-based designer Ilse Crawford has partnered with the brand to introduce a raw, rich color palette to the first chairs Wegner created for Carl Hansen & Søn.

Wegner and Carl Hansen & Søn first teamed up in 1949, and after a year the CH22, CH23, CH24, CH25 and CH26 chairs were ready to be introduced to the world. The First Masterpieces collection includes these five iconic Wegner designs, including the CH24 – also known as the Wishbone Chair – and the woven CH25 lounge chair.

“I’ve always been an admirer of the great Danish designers, but in particular Hans Wegner,” Crawford said. “I have always liked that, in some way, his furniture is an extension of the human being.” Choosing the five color palette began by thinking about how Wegner himself might use color and how it would best be appropriated for his work. “We were drawn to the paintings of Per Kirkeby. That abstract expressionism, his raw interpretation that references geology and Danish landscapes. We’re becoming far more aware of the actual colors of nature, its earthy richness.”

– Ilse Crawford

Wegner was a designer who never felt as though his work was finished, including his chairs. Crawford wanted to honor that with this palette as well. It reflects the current times we live in for a contemporary audience and allows the colors to grow with and reflect life back at you over time.

Falu

Slate The environmentally friendly, water-based color formulas used have a slightly transparent finish, allowing for the chair’s natural oak wood grain to show through. “Water-based paints have massively improved over the last few years, these days they are much more durable and use 90% less volatile organic compounds,” Crawford shared. “The world of materials and finishes is changing before our eyes.”

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Seaweed

Pewter Carl Hansen & Søn and Crawford hope that this fresh take on color brings life to your space. “It brings a warmth and energy without trying to be trendy. It’s a reflection of our way of looking at the world today. It’s about looking at nature, about the way we see ourselves in nature – things that I think are giving us a new eye for color,” Crawford said.