Thonet & Design

Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

NOW CLOSED

Chair Nr. 14 (c. 1856), Michael Thonet and Chair Nr. 1 (Schwarzenberg) (c. 1849), Michael Thonet and Peter Hubert Desvignes. Photos: A. Laurenzo/Design Museum, Munich

By inventing a machine for bending wood with steam in the 1830s, Michael Thonet became the first to mass-produce elegant yet inexpensive furniture. Popular models like his ‘bistro chair’ – still in production after more than 150 years – are displayed here alongside the word of recent designers. Find out more from the Pinakotheken website.

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