About A Chair / Story
Combining optimal functionality with modern aesthetics, the About a Chair AAC 50 features the same distinctive uncluttered shell on a cast aluminium five-legged castor base, and is equipped with a gas lift that can adjust the seat height. The base is available in different finishes, with the post-consumer recycled plastic shell offered in a wide palette of contemporary colours and multiple front upholstery options. A versatile and multi-functional office chair in a multitude of design combinations, the AAC50 is suitable for a wide range of corporate settings and home office environments.
Hee Welling is a Danish furniture designer who founded his own studio in Copenhagen in 2003. The son of a cabinetmaker, Welling’s 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. Centred around the idea of creating technically accomplished products that can reach a wide audience, his designs are characterised by a great sense of proportion and quietly elegant aesthetics.
Welling has received a number of design awards, including the Bo Bedre Award (Denmark), Good Design Award (USA), and has been nominated as Danish designer of the year in 2013 and 2014. For HAY, Welling has designed the About A series and the Hee Collection.