The About A Collection by Hee Welling is now updated in a wide palette of contemporary new colours, with HAY’s characteristically fresh and playful approach to colour ensuring the collection remains ever relevant with endless interplay and combination possibilities. Respectfully recreated in new materials, the coloured shells has been updated and are now made from 100% recycled post-consumer plastic.
We're introducing nine new colours in fresh, playful tones along with seven existing bestselling colours.
"Colour is a very important tool at HAY. When it came to working with colour on a product line as precious as the About A Chair Collection, it initially seemed like quite a daunting task; especially since it’s been one of the most significant for HAY since its founding over 20 years ago. The collection’s versatility means that we have seen the chair used in so many different contexts – from canteens to office environments and people’s kitchens at home – so, the demands to find a colour scale that suited all these contexts were high. With all this said, the colour palette that we present today came quite naturally."
Mette Hay, Co-Founder and Creative Director of HAY
"The AAC/AAS Range is one of our most foundational ranges. We’ve given it an important update that makes it relevant for today. Using post-consumer plastic for the shell has enabled us to drastically reduce the emissions associated with the production of this series, and we are very proud of that".
Rolf Hay, Co-Founder and Creative Director of HAY
In addition to numerous colours, the collection is also available in multiple textile options, giving the About A Chair collection a versatile expression that makes it suitable for a wide variety of private or public environments.
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. For HAY, Welling has designed the About A series and the Hee Chair, Lounge Chair and Bar Stool.
