About A Chair AAC 13 chair by Hee Welling

Same shell, same solid oak base with round legs, same 51 cm width as the AAC 12, but the seat and backrest are upholstered here. HAY keeps the same formula: no armrests, a clean silhouette: and replaces the bare shell with padding that changes the comfort and acoustics of the room.

The upholstered shell, and what the textiles are

The shell is the same as on the bare shell models, a molded recycled polypropylene, as stated on the HAY product sheet, but here it is covered over its entire surface. Foam is placed on the shell and then covered with the chosen upholstery: the contact is softer and noise is better dampened in busy rooms. In return, upholstery must be cleaned by dabbing and not with a jet.

The upholstery options offered here: Hallingdal 65, Kvadrat wool (70% wool, 30% viscose), the company's classic, very durable; Sense, HAY aniline leather dyed through: it shows the grain and develops a patina with use; Sierra, Ca-Mo protected leather with a pigmented finish, uniform and easy to live with; Turf, HAY blended fabric (polyester, wool, acrylic, cotton); Remix 3, Kvadrat heathered wool (92% wool, 8% nylon); Linara, Romo cotton and linen fabric (63% / 37%), with a matte look; Bolgheri, HAY fabric with a rich blend (viscose, wool, polyamide, silk, linen).

Solid oak, and why it is written here

The base of this model is made of solid oak: not veneer. The HAY product sheet explicitly states this (Water-based lacquered Solid oak), and the distinction is worth making: in the same series, the AAC 22, 23, 123, 222, and 223 are mounted on an oak veneer. With solid wood, you can see the grain continue over the edges and it can be re-sanded; a veneer is a thin sheet glued to a support.

Be careful, however, not to infer a price hierarchy from this: in this series, it is the shell that accounts for most of the difference, not the type of base. The lacquer is water-based, solvent-free, in a natural or black-stained finish.