Vitra Miniatures - Y-Chair

Product details

• Hans J. Wegner's Y Chair is lovingly reproduced in this 1:6 scale model as part of the Vitra Miniatures Collection.
• The Vitra Miniature chairs are all one sixth of the size of the historical originals.
• They are all true to scale and replicate the originals right down to the smallest details in construction, material and colour.
• Not only have the design’s key points been translated in the miniature versions, but details such as materials, the natural grain of the wood, the reproduction of screws and elaborate handicraft involved have also been taken into consideration

• Dimensions

  • 95 x 124 x 83 mm

• Detailed description

  • Hans J. Wegner is one of the leading representatives of traditional Danish furniture design. His work has a sound basis, namely a thorough training as a carpenter, and is rooted in a family tradition of craftsmen. He had already learned how to handle shapes and tools in his father’s shoe-making shop. During his studies in Copenhagen he became familiar with masters of the Danish art of furniture-making. Wegner takes ideas from artistic joinery the world over and makes them specifically Danish. The models for his Y Chair stem from China. The Y that is the backrest resembles the natural forking of a branch. The plaited seat is a reference to the grass along the shallow shores of the Danish landscape, and is in the tradition of northwest European utilitarian chairs.

• Special delivery information

  • There is an approximately six week lead time on delivery for this product