"With the comfort of a lounge chair and the functionality of a dining chair, HAY's reissue of Poul M. Volther's J110 chair offers equal parts strong aesthetics and practicality." : HAYIt is the tallest piece in the series, with a 106 cm backrest, and the most imposing: a Danish Windsor chair that...
"With the comfort of a lounge chair and the functionality of a dining chair, HAY's reissue of Poul M. Volther's J110 chair offers equal parts strong aesthetics and practicality." : HAY
It is the tallest piece in the series, with a 106 cm backrest, and the most imposing: a Danish Windsor chair that serves the role of an armchair.
Finishes
Two wood species: beech, which is lighter and more affordable, and oak. The lacquered finishes are water-based—HAY specifies water-based lacquered on its product sheets—and are applied to the beech; the oak is available oiled, dark oiled, or lacquered. The price difference between variants stems from the wood species, not the color.
FDB, or Danish design made for everyone
The J-series does not come from a gallery: it comes from FDB, the Danish consumer cooperative, which opened its furniture workshop in 1933. Børge Mogensen took over as director in 1942. HAY summarizes the firm's program: "to link industrial production with architect-designed furniture," for "a simple, elegant, and practical design intended for mass consumption." It is cooperative furniture, designed to be mass-produced and sold inexpensively: and it has become a classic.