Series: Design Icons (01) Thonet Nr. 14 Chair,1859 | euromaxx

In the first episode of our 12-part series on German design icons that have made a global splash. We begin with the Thonet No. 14,also known as the bistro chair that has become one of the best-selling chairs ever made.

[@WillN2Go1]

Thanks for sharing this. I love these chairs. Brilliant design, they're comfortable, durable and everywhere. They're in at least half of the thousands of movies I've seen (I always look for them). They've been part of my life for at least 40 years. I'll always have them in my home.

[@jaisonjalvarado83]

Hi I have a green thonet austria wien chair, do you kno anything about it??

[@lucasrem]

@@jaisonjalvarado83 Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, what era ?
They did make painted models,yeah, green too. You know any model Nr ?

[@lucasrem]

I own 2 ot these original Thonet chairs, the wooden decks i presurved too, after researching what materials they used around 1880, both original and as new again, great old Thonet stamp underneath, Hot Brandmark.

[@sam808t4]

this is on my product design exam and helped a lot. Thanks

[@wickerguru]

I'm pleased to be a part of history, having re caned several hundreds of these wonderful bentwoods over the years. The No.14 is definately the most popular design. They don't make them like that anymore.

[@dccv29]

Thonet, Kohn, Fischel, Mundus,... and Baumann in France.... So nice and useful productions of "Bistro Chairs".... and so strong after more one century !!

[@anwarkohari42]

It's really art work for all needs

[@valentinragazan5277]

frumusete de scaune.minunate

[@im4min8or]

Is that MAGNETO!?!?!

[@jaisonjalvarado83]

I have a green thonet wien chair, can anyone tell me anything about it please

[@thomasnox1141]

But Thonet is Czech company, why is it presented as a German company?

[@lucasrem]

Austrian Company it is, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, before 1940 all production was done in Czech, now that same company is reproducing imitations.
They did produce them all over the world.