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The OW58 T-Chair: Back for 2022
In 1958, when Ole Wanscher’s exquisitely crafted OW58 T-Chair first graced the welcoming backs of modern design aficionados everywhere, a Danish writer commented, “owning a Wanscher chair is an adventure every day, and will be so even several hundred years from now.”
![Carl Hansen & Son OW 58 T-Chair back detail](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OW-58-back-detail-1024x852.jpeg)
It’s been a mere 64 years, so we’re about two-thirds of the way to the century mark, but this exciting re-issue from Carl Hansen & Son will put you right back in ’58, at the dawn of modern Scandinavian design.
![Carl Hansen & Son OW 58 T-Chair in living room solo](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Ow-58-solo-with-table-1024x661.jpeg)
Human dimensions have changed a bit in the intervening years, so the contemporary incarnation is built just a bit higher off the ground.
![Carl Hansen & Son OW 58 T-Chair four chairs around dining table](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OW-58-in-dining-room-1024x732.jpeg)
Otherwise, it’s faithful to Wanscher’s design and vision, paying homage to his “deep respect for materials, craftsmanship and function.”
![Carl Hansen & Son OW 58 T-Chair overhead view](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Ow-58-view-from-above-1024x866.jpeg)
Then, as now, the chair’s most striking feature is its slim contoured back with close-set rear legs, giving it a light, luminous appearance from any angle and occasionally fooling the viewer into thinking it only has three legs.
![Carl Hansen & Son OW 58 T-Chair front view with tan upholstery](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OW-58-front-1022x1024.jpeg)
Beyond the back, the exquisite carpentry and Danish knack for subtly contoured wood is visible in every detail: the joints between legs and seat, seat and back, and the subtle yet comfy upholstery that mimics the wood’s slight curvature.
![Carl Hansen & Son OW 58 T-Chair side view tan upholstery](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OW-58-Side-1024x1021.jpeg)
OW58 is ideal for dining, but it also makes a great multi-purpose chair. Its light weight and accommodating contours make it easy to move around and use in different applications.
![Carl Hansen & Son OW 58 T-Chair three different colors](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OW-58-different-upholstery-1024x819.jpeg)
Find out more at Carl Hansen & Son.
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