Flower table by michael thonet 1880s.
Michael thonet bentwood chair.
This elegant bentwood classic is a masterpiece in its construction and production.
Like the original model of all bentwood chairs no.
14 which is internationally known today as the viennese coffeehouse chair.
With its affordable price and simple design it became one of the best selling chairs ever made.
With clean lines and a light open frame this thonet side chair exemplifies the elegance of bentwood furniture.
Some 50 million no.
In 1842 prince metternich summoned him to vienna.
Since other carpenters began to copy the bentwood process michael thonet marked his chairs on the underside with an impressed stamp.
14s were sold between 1859 and 1930.
Michael thonet 1796 1871 was a german austrian cabinet maker.
215 r dining chairs by michael thonet for thonet 1977 set of 6.
He is the creator of the no.
209 also consists of only six parts.
359 chair by michael thonet for jacob josef kohn 1906.
With this design thonet had evolved and refined his bentwood process to enabled mass production for the first time in history.
He was born in 1796 in boppard rhine where he opened his own workshop in 1819.
The chair won the gold medal 1867 paris world s fair.
It is made using a unique steam bending technology known as bentwood that required years to perfect.
33 newspaper rack by michael thonet 1905.
Antique dining chairs by michael.
Over 50 million were produced before the second world war.
The a18 bentwood chair remains a popular item due to is light but strong characteristics.
In 1849 michael thonet and his five sons were finally again in a position to establish a furniture making workshop.
2 armchair by michael thonet for gebrüder thonet vienna 1880s.
The bentwood chair is considered the chair of chairs.
In 1859 thonet designed his company s most renowned piece the classic chair no.
More than 865 000 bentwood chairs per year were produced in today s czech republic hungary and russia.
Originating from the classic design of michael thonet an acclaimed german craftsman in the 19th century the bentwood style combines traditional techniques of wood bending with the timeless shape and appeal of european furniture.
The 1849 thonet sessel nr.
1 chair made for the garden palace of prince schwarzenberg exemplifies a revolutionary stunningly novel way of making chairs.
Perhaps the most iconic wooden dining chairs in the world bentwood chairs exudes classic elegance.
The a18 bentwood chair was actually first designed by one of michael thonet s sons august thonet in the late 1800s.
The thonets made bentwood furniture.
The beauty of michael thonet s designs lie in its versatility and classic aesthetic.
It was not just that it was made of bentwood.
Also known as the bistro chair it was designed by michael thonet and introduced in 1859 becoming the world s first mass produced item of furniture.
14 chair is the most famous chair made by the thonet chair company.
The projecting frame that forms both the backrest and armrest is bent into its form from a single piece of solid beech wood.
Within a short amount of time it became globally successful and expanded rapidly.
With the invention of bentwood furniture michael thonet laid the cornerstone of industrial production.
14 or better known as konsumstuhl nr.