At its conception in 2002, HAY were a Danish design company with international ambitions. By travelling the world and keeping affordable, accessible design at the heart of its ethos, HAY have grown to be a worldwide, award winning brand. It champions the everyday but always achieves imaginative Scandi designs, putting a 1950s and 60s style into a contemporary context. Country of originSelected awardsFeatured designers Hay Hang - Set of 5 About A Counter/Bar Stool Wood Base / Solid Seat (AAS32) Kitchen Scissors - Set of 2 About A Chair AAC22 - Wood Base, Solid Shell About A Counter/Bar Stool Sled Base / Solid Seat (AAS38) Cord Hanger Fade - Set of 5 About A Chair AAC23 - Wood Base / Upholstered Shell Copenhague Round Dining Table CPH20 About A Chair Wood Base / Solid Seat (AAC12) - Set of 2 About A Lounge Chair Low AAL81 About A Lounge Chair High/SOFT AAL92 Hee Lounge Chairs - Set of 2 Eclectic Collection Rectangular Pillow
Cord Hanger Stripe - Set of 3 Eclectic Collection Square Pillow About A Lounge Chair High AAL93 Dot Cushion - 2 Dots Loop Stand Hall Coatrack About A Lounge Chair Low AAL82 Seating / Dining / Office / Meeting / Executive Indoor upholstery / Leather / Plastic / Timber The About series is HAY’s most versatile furniture series. It began with a chair and blossomed into a series with virtually unlimited potential. With the About series, Hee Welling has proven that a single strong idea can hold a wealth of development options. Today, the series includes dining and conference chairs, office chairs, bar stools, lounge chairs, tables, a foot stool and, as the latest addition, a sofa, and it is equally perfect for private and public settings. The About series is a true pragmatist, able to blend in or stand out, depending on the task it is assigned. Dramatize the silhouette with heavier upholstery, or opt for more subtle materials and colours. The many colour, upholstery and frame options are a particularly strong feature that allows you to tweak the design without compromising the basic concept.
This curvy version of About a Chair is designed to be supportive, so you can just sit back and let the chair do the work. This version of About a Chair is available with three upholstery options: full upholstery of the whole shell, upholstery on the front of the rounded shell or a seat cushion. All three versions allow you to vary the expression with relatively simple variations in upholstery, which of course owes a great deal to fabric textures and colours. W 59 x D 52 x H 46/79 cm With plastic or felt gliders Shell – 14 colours including Hunter, Concrete Grey, White, Black, Cream White, Orange, Khaki, Dusty Green, Dusty Blue, Pastel Green, Brick, Green, Soft Black, Warm Red Base – Oak Matt Lacquer, Oak Clear Lacquer, Oak Soaped, Oak Black Stained, Oak Green Stained,Oak Brick Stained, Oak Army Stained Front or Full Upholstery Silk Leather (Full Upholstery Only) Product Downloads AAC22 3D Files (818 Kb) AAC23 3D Files (1.23 Mb)Dressed in a smart black suit, this is the moment a shouting former president flew down a corridor in a raucous game of chair racing.
Mohamed Nasheed, the former leader of the Maldives, was among guests enjoying Sunday night's staff party at the Hay Festival in Wales.A video showed the animated 49-year-old yelling to go faster as he hurtled by on a swivel chair - before being knocked out of the race as another opponent smashed into him. This is the moment Mohamed Nasheed, the former leader of the Maldives, flew down a corridor in a raucous game of chair racing A video showed the animated 49-year-old yelling to go faster as he hurtled by on a swivel chair at the Hay festival in WalesFootage, which emerged on social media, show Nasheed being pushed forward at quite a speed.The laughing politician appears caught up in the excitement as he clings to the seat of the chair with both hands.Nasheed, who was president from 2008 to 2012, gestures with his hand and yells as a rival races ahead of him.He speeds down the green-carpeted hallway and seems about to take the lead, before another opponent clatters into the back of his chair near the finishing line.
Guy Davies, who runs Hereford's Temple Records, was one of the DJs booked into the event.He said: 'It was the wildest gig ever.'To see a Presidential member of the Maldives winning a chair race by a clear mile - to then be knocked from glory by a late finisher seemed like some bizarre joke, but he showed some epic dancing, proving he had a lot of stamina and style.' The laughing politician appeared caught up in the excitement as he clung to the seat of the chair with both hands Nasheed, who was president from 2008 to 2012, gestured with his hand and yelled as a rival racef ahead of himNasheed was at the festival to speak about the Arab Spring.The father-of-two is no stranger to a stunt, and held an underwater cabinet meeting in 2009 to highlight the dangers of climate change to the Maldives.Nasheed and his cabinet spent half an hour on the sea bed, communicating with white boards and hand signals, as they called for cuts to carbon emissions.He became the Indian Ocean nation's first democratically elected leader in 2008, but was deposed in what he has described as a military coup.