About A Chair 100 series
Introducing The About A Chair 100 series, the newest member of the About A Chair family and a continuation of the long-term collaboration between HAY and designer Hee Welling. Distinguished by its heroic balance of comfort, sleek aesthetics, and versatility, the AAC 100 series retains the fundamental idea shared by its About A Chair relatives while being particularly suited to the changing landscape of our work environment.
Available in a range of styles, this chairs meets a growing need for greater comfort in the workspace, which is undergoing a visible shift from traditional desk seating to more welcoming and flexible seating solutions.
“We took the regular armchair and a lounge chair and merged it together. We took all the best references from both and actually combined it. So that means we have a higher back, a little more width – and of course a lot more comfort.
It looks very human. It looks inviting. It looks like it fits you.”
– Hee Welling
About Hee Welling
Hee Welling is a Danish furniture designer who founded his own studio in Copenhagen in 2003. Welling has received a number of design awards, including the Bo Bedre Award (Denmark), Good Design Award (USA) and has been nominated as the Danish designer of the year in both 2013 and 2014.
Welling is the son of a cabinetmaker, and his fascination with production techniques, materials and machinery was fired as a child. He went on to study at The University of Art and Design in Helsinki, and received his master’s degree in furniture design from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (where he is also now a design tutor).
His design ethos is centred around the idea of creating technically accomplished products that can reach a wide audience. His work is characterised by a great sense of proportion and quietly elegant looks.