Chair, Thonet 18

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Chair, Thonet 18

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This chair, probably used as office furniture in the Dominion Museum, is an example of Thonet’s innovative mass-produced ‘bentwood’ chair. Since the late nineteenth century Bentwood chairs have been an extremely popular and enduring form of all-purpose seating, and they are still commonly used in cafes and restaurants today. The Thonet family are considered ‘pioneers of both furniture design and manufacture’ (Victoria and Albert Museum, n.d.). In 1830 cabinet-maker Michael Thonet began exper...

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Image

Date created

circa 1910

Creator

Thonet

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1848384

Related subjects

bentwood / paint / metal / chairs / Industry / Vienna

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