Michael Thonet

Michael Thonet (1796–1871) changed the history of furniture with a single insight: that wood, softened by steam, could be bent into curves that neither carving nor joinery could achieve. His bentwood chairs — produced from the 1850s onwards in a factory model that was itself revolutionary — are among the earliest examples of mass-produced design objects with genuine aesthetic ambition.

The No. 14 café chair, designed in 1859, is the most produced chair in history, with over 50 million units made. Pre-war Thonet originals bearing Michael Thonet's personal mark carry significant collector value. Collectors Network features authenticated Michael Thonet pieces from specialist vintage dealers.

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Bentwood armchair model A63 - F, design Josef Frank for Thonet, 1930s, Austria - Collectors - Net.Work
Bentwood armchair model A63 - F, design Josef Frank for Thonet, 1930s, Austria - Collectors - Net.Work

Bentwood armchair model A63-F, design Josef Frank for Thonet, 1930s, Austria

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Bentwood armchair model A63-F, designed by the Viennese architect Josef Frank (1885-1967) for Thonet, 1930s,...
Rare “Fledermaus” bench, design Josef Hoffmann, Austria, 1930s - Collectors - Net.Work
Rare “Fledermaus” bench, design Josef Hoffmann, Austria, 1930s - Collectors - Net.Work

Rare “Fledermaus” bench, design Josef Hoffmann, Austria, 1930s

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Rare wooden bench designed by the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956). Reminiscent of the “Fledermaus”...
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