CH415 Coffee Table

CH415 was designed as an individual folding table for use between fixed sofa rows at Copenhagen Airport. The table, with its round top, slim legs and small dimensions, is also very suitable in a home as a small low table which can easily be moved around. The design consists of a small, round solid wood tabletop with a vertical edge supported by a frame with four slim stainless steel legs. From the tabletop downwards, the legs slant slightly outwards to end vertically on the floor in round glides. CH415 can easily be moved around and used as a coffee table, as a side table as well as an extra seat.

CH415 was designed by Hans Wegner. Wegner is arguably the most important figure in Danish modern furniture design. Early in his life, Wegner apprenticed under a cabinetmaker and was eventually educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1938, he worked on furniture for Arne Jacobsen and Erik Moller's Aarhus City Hall. By 1943, he opened his own design studio, where he would design some of his most famous works. The peacock chair was designed in 1947 for Johannes Hansen and thanks to innovations from designers such as Eames and Aalto, bent plywood shell chairs by Wegner began in 1948. Both the Wishbone and Round Chair were in introduced in 1949 and have since become two of his best recognized works. Over his career, Wegner designed over 500 different chairs and countless other pieces including tables and cabinets. The attention to joinery, craft, and material have helped to make his name so revered.