Hans Wegner Ch 25
Ch 25 Lounge chair by Hans Wegner
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berlin, DE
Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1950, the CH25 lounge chair is a landmark in Danish furniture design
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans J. Wegner CH-25 Oak Lounge Chair, 1950
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in London, England
Hans J. Wegner - CH-25 Lounge Chair, 1950
Produced by Carl Hansen & Son, Copenhagen, Denmark
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Danish Mid-Century CH 25 Lounge Chair by Hans J. Wegner, Oak & Leather, c. 1950
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare, vintage Model CH 25 chair by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn built in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$6,495
H 28.25 in W 27 in D 31 in
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Armchair in Oak Model CH 25 by Hans Wegner
By Carl Hansen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern CH 25 armchair by Hans Wegner. New product. Designed in 1950, the CH25 lounge
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$5,156 / item
H 28.75 in W 27.96 in D 28.75 in
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Hans J. Wegner, Lounge Chair CH 25
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Roskilde, Sealand
The CH25, one of the four chairs Hans J. Wegner designed especially for Carl Hansen & Søn in his
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans J. Wegner, Lounge Chair CH 25, Denmark 1950s
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Madrid, ES
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH 25 lounge chair, circa 1950. Early model in very good
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans Wegner CH-25 Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans Wegner CH-25 Lounge Chair Designed in 1951 and Produced by Carl Hansen & Son. Newly
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord, Cord, Paper
Pair of Hans Wegner CH-25 Lounge Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of Oak and Danish cord CH-25 lounge chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son.
Category
Vintage 1960s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Hans Wegner CH 25 Easy Chairs
By Carl Hansen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of CH 25 easy chairs designed by Hans Wegner and made by Carl Hanson, Odense Denmark, in
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord
Hans Wegner CH-25 Easy Chair Produced by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare easy chair model CH-25 designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cord, Oak
H 28.35 in W 27.56 in D 29.53 in
Hans Wegner CH25 Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful Hans Wegner Ch-25 design lounge chair for Carl Hansen, completely restored.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
CH-25 Armchair by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in 1950 by Hans Wegner, this lovely armchair is simply but beautifully constructed of oak
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord, Cord, Paper
Hans Wegner Original CH-25 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans Wegner original vintage design lounge chair, model CH-25 for Carl Hanson & Son, Denmark
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Hans J. Wegner CH-25 Armchairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Hans Wegner armchairs, oak and woven papercord,
Model # CH - 25
Tags on the underside
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Pair of CH-25 Armchairs by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in 1950, these lovely easy chairs are simply but beautifully constructed of oiled oak and paper cord.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Hans J Wegner CH 25 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Portland, OR
Iconic CH25 easy chair in oak by Hans J. Wegner. Early example, dates to the mid 1950s. Papercord
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans J. Wegner CH-25 Oak Lounge Chair, 1950
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner
CH-25 lounge chair, 1950
Produced by Carl Hansen & Son, Copenhagen, Denmark. Oiled
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans J. Wegner CH-25 Oak Lounge Chair, 1950
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner
CH-25 lounge chair, 1950
Produced by Carl Hansen & Son, Copenhagen, Denmark. Oiled
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Pair of Early Hans J. Wegner Easy Chairs “CH 25” for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Hans J. Wegner easy chairs “CH 25” for Carl Hansen
Hans J. Wegner pair of easy chairs with
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
CH 25 Lounge Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
CH 25 lounge chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
CH 25 lounge chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
CH 25 lounge chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
CH 25 Armchair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen and Son
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rugged yet refined armchair by Hans Wegner is made of oak and woven paper cord. Quite a
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Pair of Hans J. Wegner Ch-25 Armchairs for Carl Hansen & Son
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of 1950s Hans J. Wegner Ch-25 Armchairs for Carl Hansen & Son. An exceedingly comfortable
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Pair of Beautiful Lounge Chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen CH-25
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of beautiful lounge chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen, mod. CH-25, designed in 1951
Category
20th Century German Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord
H 28.35 in W 29.14 in D 27.17 in
Hans J. Wegner Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chair model CH-25 in Oak and Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Odense, DK
Beautiful vintage lounge chair model CH-25 by Danish Designer Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
H 28.75 in W 28.75 in L 28.75 in
CH-25 Easy Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen and Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
1951, model CH-25. Literature: Noritsugu Oda, 'Danish Chairs' 1999, p. 111. New papercord.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Armchairs
Materials
Papercord, Cord, Paper
Pair of CH-25 Easy Chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in 1950, these lovely easy chairs are simply but beautifully constructed of oiled oak and paper cord.
Category
20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Cord, Paper
Pair of CH-25 Easy Chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in 1950, these lovely easy chairs are simply but beautifully constructed of oiled oak and paper cord.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Armchairs
Materials
Papercord, Cord, Paper
Hans J. Wegner CH-25 Oak Lounge Chair, 1950
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in London, England
Hans J. Wegner
CH-25 lounge chair, 1950
Produced by Carl Hansen & Son, Copenhagen, Denmark
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans J. Wegner CH-25 Oak Lounge Chair, 1950
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in London, England
Hans J. Wegner
CH-25 lounge chair, 1950
Produced by Carl Hansen & Son, Copenhagen, Denmark
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans Wegner Easy Chairs Model CH-25 Produced by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of easy chairs model CH-25 designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by Carl Hansen & Son in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cord, Oak
H 28.35 in W 27.56 in D 29.53 in
Hans J. Wegner Pair of Easy Chairs “CH 25” for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner pair of easy chairs with oak frames. Seat and back with woven paper cord. Executed
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans J. Wegner Pair of Easy Chairs “CH 25” for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner pair of easy chairs with oak frames. Seat and back with woven paper cord. Executed
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans Wegner Ch-25 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Wegner CH-25 lounge chair designed in 1951 and produced by Carl Hansen & Son.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans Wegner CH-25 Lounge Chair C.1950's
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vintage Hans Wegner CH-25 lounge chair designed in 1951 and produced by Carl Hansen & Sons in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Hans Wegner CH-25 Lounge Chair
Located in Portland, OR
Wenger's CH-25 LOunge chair for Carl Hansen and Sons. Arm Height is 21"
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord, Cord, Paper
Hans Wegner CH-25 Dining Chair
Located in Portland, OR
Handsome
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Hans Wegner, a Pair of CH 25
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
"CH 25". A pair of patinated oak easy chair, seat and back with woven papercord. Designed 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord
Original 'CH 25' Oak Armchair by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, GB
With woven papercord back and seat, the front and back legs tapering, the latter stretching out at a dynamic angle to give the frame its iconic pose.
Designed in 1950 and manufact...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Hans J. Wegner, Oak and Cord Lounge Chair CH 25, Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Madrid, ES
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH 25 lounge chair. Very good condition, marked on underside with
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH-25 Lounge Chair
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Kensington, MD
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH-25 Lounge Chair
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH 25 Lounge Chair, circa 1950
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH 25 lounge chair, circa 1950. Early model, marked on underside
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century CH-25 Easy Chairs by Hans J. Wegner
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A stunning pair of Danish CH25 armchairs in oak by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord
Hans Wegner Oak Lounge Chair Model CH 25 by Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Vancouver, BC
Hans Wegner oak lounge chair. This is the model CH 25 produced by Carl Hansen & Sons. Solid oak
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Hans Wegner CH-25 Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Wegner CH-25 Lounge Chair Designed in 1951 and Produced by Carl Hansen & Son
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord, Cord, Paper
Hans J. Wegner, Oak and Cord Lounge Chair CH 25, Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Madrid, ES
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH 25 lounge chair. Very good condition, marked on underside with
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH 25 Lounge Chair, circa 1950
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH 25 lounge chair, circa 1950. Early model, marked on underside
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
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Hans Wegner Ch 25 For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the hans wegner ch 25 you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, natural fiber and papercord, every hans wegner ch 25 was constructed with great care. There are 49 variations of the antique or vintage hans wegner ch 25 you’re looking for, while we also have 7 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect hans wegner ch 25 — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A hans wegner ch 25 is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Hans Wegner Ch 25?
A hans wegner ch 25 can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,601, while the lowest priced sells for $2,690 and the highest can go for as much as $15,398.
Hans J. Wegner for sale on 1stDibs
Best known for his chairs and other seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tables — Hans Wegner was a prolific designer whose elegant, often ebullient, forms and devotion to the finest methods in joinery made "Danish Modern" a popular byword for stylish, well-made furniture in the mid-20th century.
Wegner considered himself a carpenter first and a furniture designer second. Like his peers Arne Jacobsen and Finn Juhl, Wegner believed that striking aesthetics in furniture were based on a foundation of practicality: a chair must be comfortable and sturdy before it is chic.
In keeping with that tenet, several of Hans Wegner’s best chair designs have their roots in traditional seating forms. The Peacock chair (designed in 1947) is a throne-like adaptation of the Windsor chair; pieces from the China chair series (begun in 1944) as well as the 1949 Wishbone chair, with its distinctive Y-shaped back splat, are derived from 17th-century Ming seating pieces, as is the upholstered Ox chair (1960). Wegner’s comfy Papa Bear chair (1951) is an almost surreally re-scaled English wingback chair.
Wegner’s most representative piece, the Round chair (1949), gained a footnote in political history when it was used on the TV stage of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960. That chair, along with Wegner’s more bravura designs — for example, the 1963 Shell chair, with its curved surfboard-shaped seat — bring a quietly sculptural presence to a room.
Wegner was a designer who revered his primary material — wood — and it shows. His wood gathers patina and character with age; every Hans Wegner piece testifies to the life it has led.
Find vintage Hans Wegner lounge chairs, armchairs, daybeds and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Lounge-chairs for You
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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