Thonet and the invention of bentwood furniture
Pioneering manufacturing techniques and processes, Thonet and Sons have produced some of the most remarkable designs in the history of furniture.
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Thonet
The V&A has 24 works related to Thonet.
Made between 1836 and 2006, these objects form part of the Furniture and Woodwork Collection, Young V&A Collection and Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection. We hold work made from cane (plant material), bentwood and beech. Related makers include Standard-Möbel and Pel Limited - Pel Furniture.
5
objects are
on display at V&A South Kensington
2
objects are
on display at Young V&A
24
objects
in the V&A collections
From the collections
21 objects made by Thonet
Chair model B403, Chair, designed by Kramer, Ferdinand, 1927
Club chair, model B3, Armchair, designed by Breuer, Marcel Adios, 1925-1926
Armchair, designed by Wagner, Otto, ca. 1904
MR20 Armchair, Armchair, designed by Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1927
Thonet Brothers, Manufacturers of Austrian Bent Wood Furniture. Depot for the United States, 808, Broadway, New York City. Advertising Broadsheet. 1873, Print, Thonet, 1873
Pair of children's chairs, designed by Thonet, Michael, 1859
Chair, manufactured by Thonet, 1836-1840
Chair, Chair, designed by Thonet, ca. 1859
Armchair, Armchair, designed by Thonet, ca. 1859
Chair, designed by Thonet, 1887 - 1900
Chair, designed by Stam, Mart, 1926
Chair, manufactured by Thonet, 1890-1920
Model B64, Armchair, designed by Breuer, Marcel Adios, 1928
B33 Chair, Chair, by Breuer, Marcel, 1927-1928
Chair, Thonet, about 1865
Chair, Thonet, ca. 1865
Pair of children's chairs, Thonet, 1850-1900
Child's chair, Thonet, 1920-1929
chair, manufactured by Thonet, ca. 1900
S333, sledge, designed by Lange, Holger, 2006- Chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, 1928
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