Image source: HAY — X-Line Chair
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X-Line Chair
Stackable steel wire chair by Niels Jørgen Haugesen, relaunched by HAY after Magnus Olesen
500 × 770 × 450 mm
1977
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The X-Line Chair is a stackable chair in thin metal wire by Niels Jørgen Haugesen, designed in 1977 and now part of HAY's collection. Its distinctive X-structure adds flexibility and strength.
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Construction
The page describes a high-precision steel construction. On the variant pages the shell is powder coated steel, on a frame that is either powder coated steel or hot galvanised steel, with standard gliders.
Specifications
- Size: W 50 x D 45 x H 77 cm
- Variants: 16, in eight colours and two frame finishes
- Stackable
Story
A 1970s high-tech design
HAY calls the chair a fine example of the 1970s high-tech movement, made in thin metal wire with an industrial expression. Haugesen designed it in 1977, according to HAY's designer text.
Taken over by HAY
HAY says it acquired the distribution and production rights from Magnus Olesen, with a launch in Spring 2025, and offers the chair in colours and finishes selected by HAY. Rolf Hay says the design uses very little material.