Brief video exploring Hellerup Estate, the home of Knud Erik Hansen of Carl Hansen & Søn  

Yes -- I am reminded of Tage Frid's voice. "Vood moofs," he said . . .
tktoo comes through once again. Thanks all for participating, and we have some lovely parting gifts for you as you return to your dull, hum-drum lives . . .
(I think I mixed Pat Sajak and Uta Hagen together, there, somehow. Oh well, never mind.)
The only justification I can think of for keeping that grain vertical throughout -- besides some notion having to do with "consistent vertical movement," or something, is that the choice make clear that the part(s) are veneered -- an example of "truth to material" ?
The burl crest rail (?) may be explained as an effort to unify what would otherwise be a disjointed collection of grain directions to the semicircular part. Perhaps the young designer put that together with the vertical grain direction, as two parts of the same motive. There's no doubt that the chair is handsome . . . is there ?

Dearest tktoo,
Any chance that Wickerbutt has a sister named Wickersnapper?
Congrats,
Aunt Mark

Well, as I read it the wood grain and orientation was a choice of the people making the 100th anniversary chair to tart it up. Not part of the original design, which was much more coherent. And not to be argumentative, but Rick Bayless makes me want to run to the bathroom when he starts slobbering over his food. And please don't get me started on Lydia, whose lip-smacking and moaning on camera makes me want to burn down a pasta factory ... Sorry, I'll admit it, I watch too much PBS. Why hast thou forsaken us, Julia?

Thanks, gropius -- that's very helpful.
I wondered what would cause a front leg of the historic chair to bend so noticeably. Then I enlarged the photo -- and found what appears to be burl-wood throughout the chair frame ! No wonder the leg bent, and the crest rail dipped, etc. It would be like making a chair out of cheese . . . as I see it.
So, I cannot wholeheartedly admire either version of the chair. I assume that some middle-period Faaborg chairs might have been constructed more logically ?

the all-burl chair is a special version too.
the 'typical' version is constructed as you would expect, I think:
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/armchairs/pair-of-faaborg-chai...

Thank you ! And now we see the real play between horizontal and vertical; the upper half of the chair flows horizontally -- Mr Wright would be tickled, and would probably claim that young Klint was influence by the Prairie house, recently in vogue -- while the legs take on the vertical role, weaving themselves nicely into the superstructure in a logic and inevitable way.

Absolutely just an amazing collection......
Something special at every turn of the camera....
Peruche