FH38 Windsor Chair with Cushion

Description

A seat cushion in buffed embossed leather adds luxurious comfort to this version of Windsor Chair, a Danish design icon created by architect and cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen in 1938. Now reissued by Carl Hansen & Søn, it continues to be instantly recognizable with its graceful rounded shape, notably for the carved wooden seat and spindle backrest fitted into a top curved piece of wood. As dining or lounge seating, the chair is precision-shaped from solid FSC-certified oak in a range of finishes, a consummate example of timeless hand-craftsmanship.

Specifications

Size

39.4" h x 23.6" w x 26.4" d (100x60x67cm)
Seat height: 17.7" (45cm)
Armrest height: 27.6" (70cm)
Cushion: 16.5" h x 20.1" w x 0.6" d (42x51x1.5cm)

Material

Oak

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.”