Bentwood chair executed by Gebrüder Thonet, No 14 1/2, Vienna | Designed in 1859, manufactured between 1881 and 1919
Beech, solid bent, cane
This model presents the small variant of the famous bentwood chair no 14 by Michael Thonet. Already around 1900, millions of chairs of the famous no 14 were produced and exported worldwide. No 14 is the first chair model ever designed for industrial mass production and an icon of early design history. The model 14 1/2 presented here with a seat diameter of 37 cm is the smaller space-saving variant of No 14 with its 42 cm seat.
Literature: Thillmann, Wolfgang, Perfektes Design, Thonet Nr. 14, Kerber Verlag, 127, Bielefeld, Berlin, 2015, 74
Bangert, Albrecht und Ellenberg, Peter, Thonet Möbel, Bugholz-Klassiker von 1830 - 1930 - Ein Handbuch für Liebhaber und Sammler, W. Heyne Verlag, München, 1997, 48 ff.
