From the category archives:
Recently I featured this model 81 and now a used one has been sold at Christies:
GEBRUDER THONET MODEL 81 ARMCHAIR
Price Realized * £875 * ($1,737)
Estimate * £800 – £1,200 ($1,588 – $2,382)Sale 5337
modern design
4 March 2008
London, South KensingtonGEBRUDER THONET
MODEL 81 ARMCHAIR
circa 1900, for Thonet, bentwood and cane 82cm. high
GEBRUDER THONET | Fine Art Auction | Lot Details | Christie’s
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Thonet Rocking Chair no 3. Almost a baroque one!
La Stanza del Re. is an antique dealer based in Milan, Italy. He specializes in Thonet and other 19th century – beginning of 20th century bentwood chairs.
This brings the Thonet specialists featured here to three. The other two being Basel, Switzerland, based Dieter Staedli and Paris, France, based Manuel Guillaume of Au bon Usage
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After a comment on my prior post from Fasita I was curious whether I could find a picture of the Thonet #16.
Instead I found a very interesting German Language site of a Swiss Thonet afficionado Dieter Staedeli.
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Paris Antique Shop Au Bon Usage has strong
as it is specialized in Thonet for over 25 years.
I believe the photo shows the owner on one of the newly introduced city bikes of Paris.
It has its own (French) video of the Thonet Chair no 14 history:
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From August 16 – September 16, 2007 Argentinean sculptor and designer Pablo Reinoso will show several pieces of his series Thoneteando chairs as homage to the 40 years celebration of a group of lute players.
in
Centro Cultural Recoleta
Junin 1930, Buenos Aires, Argentine.
Centro Cultural Recoleta (CCR)
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Argentinean Sculptor and designer Pablo Reinoso has designed the Thoneteando series of sculptured chairs based on old Thonet chair designs which he gave a twist.
Prêt-à -Thonet is a metaphor for chairs you can wear or wearable chairs.
For the first time they appeared on a catwalk as part of the 2007 Autumn / Winter fashion show of David Delfin and stylist Malaguène.
For the second time they will appear in the presentation of the Spring / Summer Fashion collection of Martin Churba, titled Tropico, on August 21, 2007 in Buenos Aires, Palacio del Correo Central, Samiento 151.
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Thanks to Luis of Mocoloco I came across Pablo Reinoso, an Argentinean sculptor and designer who has designed chairs of his own:
But for me, and maybe for many others he is more important as the sculptor of Thoneteando, or variations on old Thonet chair designs which he gives a twist:
Until September 8, 2007 there is an exhibition of the Thoneteando series in Buenos Aires, in Gallerie Ruth Benzacar.
I love it as Thonet afficionado!
Added August 13, 2007
And here a video I found:
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I wasn’t aware of it, but there is an Australian Thonet company Thonet Australia Pty Ltd which I found through Infolink Com Au
Since 1979, Thonet has been bringing a proud tradition of furniture design and innovation to Australia through its distribution of Thonet bentwood chairs, produced in original factories established in 1880 by the Thonet family. Our collection extends to other leading European manufacturers such as Amat-3, Tolix and De Sede. We also carry locally produced tables and soft seating for hospitality, commercial and domestic use.
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