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.
Thonet bentwood chair history.
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.
His solid bentwood furniture never out of production was again made fashionable in the 1920s by the renowned modern architect and designer le corbusier the utilitarian chairs mass produced at low prices were seen all over the western world and shown in the paintings of such artists as toulouse.
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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.
Among thonet s most popular designs were those of café chairs rocking chairs and hat stands.
A brief history of thonet bentwood chairs.
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.
Today however a variety of chairs and stools are part of our product range.
An authentic original thonet tone ette bentwood rocker would not have a made in poland on it anywhere.
1 or rocking chair no.
The no 18 chair was launched in 1876 one of a group of chairs with back inserts consisting of curves and loops of bentwood.
American craft december 1990.
An original older model the schaukel fauteuil no.
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Architectural digest august 1996.
Which states that your chair is probably a reproduction.
18 one of the first models which was produced here and is still a part of our portfolio today.
How to include the bentwood chair into your home.
Classic furniture in bent wood and tubular steel.
It all began with the bentwood chair.
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.
1 produced in 1890 in koritschan moravia would have shorter armrests and less.
As to whether or not you can tell the age of your chair.
The origin of the bentwood or thonet chair from the 19th to the 20th century.