Carl Hansen & Søn CH24 Wishbone children’s chair, oiled oak – natural cord

The CH24 chair, also known as Wishbone, is a true Danish design classic. Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1949, the Wishbone chair has been produced by Carl Hansen & Søn since 1950. To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the designer’s birth, in 2024 a children’s version of the chair was released to delight the youngest members of the family.

When designing the CH24 chair, Wegner wanted to combine the backrest and armrests into one single piece. To support the steam-bent top, he developed the classic Y-shaped back, which earned the chair the name Wishbone. The end result was an elegant and graceful chair with seating comfort in a class of its own.

Although the children’s Wishbone chair is a smaller version of the original, the manufacturing process is no less complex! Like its bigger sibling, the manufacturing process of the children’s chair also involves over 100 steps, most of which are still made by hand. The hand-woven seat alone takes a skilled craftsman about one hour and 75 meters of paper cord to make. The carefully finished Wishbone is a masterpiece of traditional craftsmanship and Danish design.