The chair has sold well for more than 50 years because of its outstanding design, and has gained iconic status within the furniture industry. Inspired by Ming-Dynasty furniture, Wegner borrowed the solemnity of the rounded arms of Chinese-style chairs and combined it with Scandinavia's perfectly proportioned linearity. This truly outstanding piece of craftsmanship became known as the Y Chair for the resemblance of its back posts to the letter Y.
Wegner 受到中國明式家具的靈感啟發，保留椅把扶手方圓交融的莊重感，融合北歐穠纖合度的線條轉折，設計出美麗的椅背曲線，因像極了英文字母 Y 而成名，堪稱工藝傑作。