Chairs with extending table, model no 042 and 041, executed by Thut Möbel AG, Möriken, Schweiz
Entwurf 1955 - Designed 1955
Stühle mit Sitzflächen und schwingenden Rückenlehnen in Jonc-Geflecht, Massivholz-Rahmen aus Mahagoni. Auszugtisch in Mahagoni, Tischplatte mit schwarzem Textolit-Belag
This set convinces with its straight, functional design and light but very stable construction. The Swiss cabinet maker, designer and architect Kurt Thut designed this chair in 1955 for his diploma work at Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich under the guidance by Willy Guhl. Among Thut's professors were Bauhaus master Johannes Itten and Hans Bellmann. Complete set of six chairs and table. See also Billing und Eberli, 2017.
Literature: Designsammlung des Museums für Gestaltung, e Museum, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, 2020, https://www.emuseum.ch/objects/39612/modell-042
Billing, Joan und Eberli, Samuel: Kurt Thut - Protagonist der Schweizer Wohnkultur, Scheidegger & Spiess, Hrsg. Design & Design, Zürich, 2017, 67-69, 84-89
