Thonet Bentwood Chair History

A brief history of thonet bentwood chairs.

Thonet bentwood chair history.

An original older model the schaukel fauteuil no. Michael thonet an austrian cabinetmaker working in vienna experimented with designs based on birch rods bent into curvilinear shapes his bentwood chairs are among the most successful examples of early mass produced furniture. Today however a variety of chairs and stools are part of our product range. How to include the bentwood chair into your home.

Classic furniture in bent wood and tubular steel. The name thonet quickly became synonymous with a high standard of exquisite craftsmanship and thonet s bentwood products soon joined the ranks of the most famous and most imitated furniture. An authentic original thonet tone ette bentwood rocker would not have a made in poland on it anywhere. Michael thonet s death on march 3 1871 may have marked the end of an era but it did not stop the thonet family from continuing research and experimentation.

American craft december 1990. Among thonet s most popular designs were those of café chairs rocking chairs and hat stands. Rizzoli new york 1997 isbn 0 8478 2040 8. Which states that your chair is probably a reproduction.

During the 1860s the thonet bentwood chairs were popular among many fashionable cafes in vienna and these days similar bentwood products can be found in homes workspaces cafes hotels and restaurants. Whether a historically significant cantilever chair a bentwood classic or a contemporary design there s a favourite chair for everyone in our comprehensive collection. They were exhibited at the great exhibition of 1851 in london and were sold in vast quantities throughout europe and the united states for the rest of the century. As to whether or not you can tell the age of your chair.

1 or rocking chair no. Michael thonet and his sons set up a bentwood furniture factory in bystřice pod hostýnem. In 1830 michael thonet began experimenting with what was soon to be known as bentwood furniture and it was not long before thonet and his sons were producing this furniture on an industrial scale. The no 18 chair was launched in 1876 one of a group of chairs with back inserts consisting of curves and loops of bentwood.

It all began with the bentwood chair. 1 produced in 1890 in koritschan moravia would have shorter armrests and less. 18 one of the first models which was produced here and is still a part of our portfolio today. 11 9 99 alexander von vegesack.

The origin of the bentwood or thonet chair from the 19th to the 20th century.