Rare catalogs of bentwood and other furniture designs from legendary European manufacturer. 1,700 clear illustrations of classic cafe chairs, tables, sofas, hundreds of other pieces. One of the most celebrated furniture catalogs ever published, reproduced directly from company’s only surviving copy.
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This review is from: Thonet Bentwood & Other Furniture: The 1904 Illustrated Catalogue (Paperback)
This facsimile is a very helpful resource for identifying Thonet-furniture. Around the turn of the century the Thonet company produced modernist furniture designed by members of the Vienna Sezession, Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, Kolo Moser, Marcel Kammerer. Some of which can be seen in this catalog; their number and place in the catalog is pointed out in the introductory essay. The book is a valuable resource if you are interested in antiqeus and early 20th century design. Thonets designs are the prototypes of modern furniture.
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Beautiful and Historical,
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This review is from: Thonet Bentwood & Other Furniture: The 1904 Illustrated Catalogue (Paperback)
One of the greatest of the Dover reprints, unabridged with a new introduction by Christopher Wilk. Large format, reproducing the catalogue (and prices) from the Vienna 1904 catalogue, incorporating supplements issued through 1907.
A whopping 1700 illustrations! "In 1830, a German cabinetmaker named Michael Thonet first began experimenting with the process of bending wood to form various chair parts -- back rails, arms, legs, etc. By 1836 he had perfected a method of soaking stakes of thin veneer in hot glue to render the wood pliable enough to be molded into bent forms. Thonet was soon turning out entire chairs made in this fashion. His design -- lightweight, inexpensive, and sturdy -- was soon to become the classic chair associated with European cafes." Historical! This catalogue includes the first folding chair, the first "tip up" theatre seating, and the iconic Bentwood rocking chair.
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A Great Piece of Work,
By Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews A whopping 1700 illustrations! "In 1830, a German cabinetmaker named Michael Thonet first began experimenting with the process of bending wood to form various chair parts -- back rails, arms, legs, etc. By 1836 he had perfected a method of soaking stakes of thin veneer in hot glue to render the wood pliable enough to be molded into bent forms. Thonet was soon turning out entire chairs made in this fashion. His design -- lightweight, inexpensive, and sturdy -- was soon to become the classic chair associated with European cafes." Historical! This catalogue includes the first folding chair, the first "tip up" theatre seating, and the iconic Bentwood rocking chair.
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