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Sibast No 8

Helge Sibast's dining chair of 1953, with Y-shaped legs, a floating seat and a moulded back, made again by Sibast Furniture since 2013.

Designed by
Helge Sibast
First made
1953

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No 8 in dark-stained beech, side view
No 8 in dark-stained beech, side view
Two black No 8 chairs at a dining table
Two black No 8 chairs at a dining table
The Y-shaped legs, close up, in natural wood
The Y-shaped legs, close up, in natural wood

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Why it is renowned

The No 8 is known for its Y-shaped legs, its floating seat and its moulded backrest, a frame Helge Sibast worked out in the workshop.1 The reissue won a German Design Award in 2019 in the furniture category for excellent product design; the jury pointed to the play of lines, seen best from the side.2 The chair was also nominated for the Bo Bedre Design Award in 2013 and won a Hotel Award in 2014.1

The story

Helge Sibast, a cabinetmaker, designed the No 8 in 1953.12 In 2013 his grandson Ditlev Sibast and Anna Sibast brought the chair back.2 Sibast Furniture makes it to order in its own workshop, in oak or beech from FSC-certified forests.1 The wood comes soaped, oiled, white-pigmented, black, smoked or stained, and the seat is upholstered in leather or wool.1 The chair is approved for heavy contract use.1

Sources
  1. Sibast No 8 Oak Natural Oil DINING CHAIR, Sibast Furniture. sibast-furniture.com, read 1 October 2026.
  2. The Sibast No 8 chair, winner of German Design Awards 2019, Scandinaviandesign.com. scandinaviandesign.com, read 1 October 2026.

Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.