Hans J. Wegner | Flag Halyard Chair

Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner.

The Flag Halyard chair is a nod to the early modernists such as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Marcel Breuer. The designer Hans J. Wegner, a trained cabinetmaker, proves with the stainless steel structure of the chair that he had not mastered only wood, his favorite material, but also the design in chromed steel tubes. The chair is made with 240 continuous meters of halyard flag. The halyard is made of natural flax rope around a strong enough static leather inlay to avoid unnecessary wear. Preparation and braiding of the halyard on the chair require about 14 hours of work by a skilled craftsman. The sheepskin shag optionally softens the steel industrial look by adding comfort.

Materials: Leather, steel and sheepskin
Dimensions: 31.5" H x 40.95" W x 45.28" D x 14.97" SH

Hans Jørgensen Wegner (1914-2007) was a renown Danish furniture designer. Best known for his chairs and seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tables — Hans Wegner was a prolific designer whose elegant designs contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. Wegner considered himself a carpenter first and a furniture designer second. He was a firm believer that striking aesthetics in furniture were based on a foundation of practicality: a chair must be comfortable and sturdy before it is chic.