For the 2019 edition of London’s popular Clerkenwell Design Week, Thonet returns to the Design Fields venue in a party mood. Celebrating both 200 years of Thonet and 100 years of the Bauhaus, the furniture brand with such a distinctive and renowned heritage also looks forward to the next century (or two) in typically authentic style.

2019 is a year of notable anniversaries for Thonet, during which the company celebrates both its 200th anniversary and 100 years of the Bauhaus. Among several events to mark these occasions during the year, Thonet presents a special exhibition honouring both its bentwood and tubular steel classics in the Brera Design District during Salone del Mobile.

The elegant range 118 by Sebastian Herkner for Thonet receives an eye-catching new finish: deep black and dark blue, rich dark red, contemporary antique pink and mint, plus dark brown-violet are the six expressive high-gloss colours adding a a chic new polish to this popular design.

Im großen Thonet-Jubiläumsjahr 2019 wird eine Sonderfläche in den Karlsruher Messehallen zur Bühne für zeitgenössische und ikonische Klassiker aus zwei Jahrhunderten. Das Unternehmen mit Sitz im hessischen Frankenberg feiert seinen 200-jährigen Geburtstag und, als Teil der Firmengeschichte, parallel das 100-jährige Bauhaus-Jubiläum.

A short history of culture – 200 years of Thonet

Today and in the past, Thonet furniture has been a part of the lives of many people all around the world. Some appreciate them as classics with history and patina, others as timeless design icons with a collector’s value, and people of a younger generation perceive the style and the culture which a Thonet original represents.

Welcome to Café Thonet – designed by Studio Besau Marguerre! Expansive, generous ceiling to floor curtains demarcate a larger outer and smaller inner circle at the imm cologne trade fair booth.

At the occasion of the company’s 200th anniversary, Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau created a special version of the famous Thonet Coffee House Chair 214. This icon will be available exclusively in 2019 in four contemporary two-tone colour versions: in black, white, velvet red and sage.

The rediscovery of a versatile classic: at the occasion of the 100 years of Bauhaus anniversary, Thonet has re-issued the round side table MR 515 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. At imm cologne 2019, the original version from the Thonet tubular steel furniture catalogue from 1935 is presented as a re-edition with a tubular steel frame and transparent glass tabletop.

The working world is changing – home offices and studio offices are places where mobility, flexibility, and communication play a decisive role, places where furniture classics that comply with modern lifestyles also have a place. For this purpose, Thonet makes an icon of classic furniture design mobile – designed around 1928 and valid to this day in its formal language: the chair S 64 by Marcel Breuer.

Residential scenarios for a new working world meet industrial-style loft atmosphere, created by PLY Atelier

The roots of Thonet are grounded in the furnishing of 19th century coffee houses. Today, offices can be compared with the former coffee houses, according to architect Gregor Eichinger. And this is where Thonet is right at home – back then as well as today.

A new armchair and two side tables now complete the Thonet range 808 by the Munich design duo Formstelle: The 809 functions as a “small brother” of the successful lounge chair 808, and as a place of retreat in smaller rooms or in groups, and in combination with the larger chair or the also new low side tables 1808 and 1809.

At Orgatec 2018, Thonet presents two new products – the barstool S 160 H and model 160 with a wooden frame – that both enrich the collection S 160 by Delphin Design (launched in 2010) with their individuality and develop new areas of application.

Thonet has been connecting people for almost 200 years. The traditional company creates places of communication with its furniture – originally in coffee houses, soon thereafter in private and public spaces, and currently in the office and conferencing context.

The new S 260 by Delphin Design meets both the strict standards for non-domestic seating as well as aesthetic standards for contemporary design. Its special feature is the simplified linking mechanism, which enables uncomplicated row linking. Large rooms can be used in an especially economical way due to the space-saving linking and the possibility to vertically stack the chairs.

For the first round anniversary of the successful wooden chair 404, designer Stefan Diez and Thonet decided to make several adjustments – even 10 years after its market launch, the chair, which is already considered an icon, was to stay on the pulse of the times. Therefore, the slender 404, the slightly wider chair version 404 F, and the barstool 404 H are now made of oak wood instead of beech.

Minimalistic and honest while at the same time filigree and concise: the 118 is a classic wooden chair which ensures subtle elegance at any dining table and in any restaurant. With his new chair range for Thonet Sebastian Herkner refers to the diversified heritage of the company. Based on the principle of reducing a chair to the fewest elements possible, which Michael Thonet developed in the mid-19th century, Herkner takes this principle one step further with the 118: the sought-after designer adds sophisticated details to recently often seen simplicity in the chair segment, making his design less dominant and, at the same time, more noble.

The Bauhaus turns 100 – and Thonet will also celebrate the occasion with a limited anniversary edition of the famous cantilever chair S 533 F by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The successful Hamburg based design duo Besau Marguerre developed two new versions of the S 533 F with armrests: subtly coordinated, sensual colours and materials bring the iconic tubular steel chair into our present time.

Today, we take the form and aesthetics of tubular steel furniture for granted. They represent legendary milestones in design history. Art historians and materials scientists have been dealing with the details of the development of this design innovation for a long time. When were each of the particular designs created? How did the first tubular steel furniture designers influence each other?

The landmarked main building of the splendid library in the centre of Leipzig is characterised by impressive statues, busts and golden decorative elements from the turn of the past century. In contrast with the stony late Wilhelmine pathos of the over 100 years old building, objective functional influences of the Bauhaus already moved into the natural science reading hall in 1933.

The perfect place for a tea cup, book, vase with fresh flowers or favourite magazine – side tables are both practical and decorative. The portfolio of the furniture manufacturer Thonet includes high-quality chairs, armchairs and sofas as well as versatile side furniture that offers functional storage surfaces and completes comfortable seating groups in an aesthetic way.

At the occasion of the Salone del Mobile, Archiproducts redesigns the spaces of its Milan head offices each year. For the first time, Thonet products are presented as part of the Fuorisalone 2018.

The beginning of 2018 will be very special for Thonet GmbH. Two big events are coming up in 2019 for the company and for all customers and fans of the traditional furniture manufacturer: founded in 1819 by Michael Thonet, the company’s 200th anniversary is just around the corner. At the same time, the Bauhaus will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2019. Both are good reasons for Thonet to focus on the trailblazing tubular steel classics created at the time and still considered design icons today.

First Amsterdam, Antwerp and Düsseldorf, and now the Thonet Concept Gallery has opened its doors in Frankfurt am Main. On 370 m² of floor space, the traditional company from Frankenberg presents a broad spectrum of its furniture from the living and contract segments in the Turmcarrée near the Zeil shopping avenue.

Things are getting cosy now: Thonet is again launching its annual autumn campaign – this year, from 1 September 2017 until 30 April 2018, each purchase of a lounge chair 808 will include an ottoman 808 H as a gift. For this campaign, two different versions are available: a high-quality nappa leather version and a model covered with a soft merino wool fabric.

A compilation of experimental holiday architecture in the midst of the Catalan wilderness – French real estate developer Christian Bourdais is currently realising this dream. He is supported by twelve “New Garde” architects, who he commissioned to develop holiday houses that are both unique and expressive: each house is to be different and possibly questions conventions. Now, the second building in the emerging “Solo Houses” series has been completed and furnished with Thonet chairs 107, 209 and 214.

Dining tables are no longer just used for dining but have become communication centres almost everywhere, the place where you meet for a nice dinner with friends, where homework is done and where the family council meets. The trend towards open floor plans, where kitchen and dining room seamlessly merge, strengthens the role of the long dining table as the core of homes. Residential working worlds with large, flexible use tables play an important role.

The historic Villa Blanc building in Rome has been subject to architectural and environmental preservation orders since 1922. Recently, it has found a new use as a campus for the teaching work of the LUISS Business School. The University had acquired the villa in 1997. Careful preservation work under the supervision of architect Massimo Picciotto has restored the building complex and surrounding park, adapting the premises to its new educational role.

When one of the finest names in furniture takes its place in a new homeware takeover on the Fourth

Floor of one of London’s celebrated luxury retailers, it’s clearly a match made in heaven. The two

well-loved brands have been brought together by fci, a family run company with a long standing

reputation for offering the very best in contemporary design.

When one of the finest names in furniture takes its place in a new homeware takeover on the Fourth Floor of one of London’s celebrated luxury retailers, it’s clearly a match made in heaven. The two well-loved brands have been brought together by fci, a family run company with a long standing reputation for offering the very best in contemporary design.

The “Thonet All Seasons” collection is already familiar at the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2017. Launched in 2016, the selected designs of the new outdoor collection include the S 33 and S 34 cantilever chairs by Mart Stam, the B 9 side table and the S 35 lounge chair by Marcel Breuer, plus the S 533 cantilever chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and have meanwhile established themselves in the market.

Conviviality and functionality – the new dining tables S 1091 and model S 1092 with an additional leg traverse make a real statement: robust and yet dynamic and open, the long table invitate eating, playing, working or just comfortably spending time together. In combination with the matching benches S 1094 and S 1095 (without and with backrest), the generous seat group functions as a versatile communication platform.

Multifaceted and playful – Thonet presents the new side table S 18 by Uli Budde. The circle is the distinguishing element of this design. Reminiscent of an infinite loop, the linear tubular steel frame forms a pendant corresponding to the tabletop and the central motif of the circle. With its sophisticated, clever design, the S 18 opens up new and exciting looks from any perspective.

Thonet is part of the special show “Masterly – The Dutch in Milano” during the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2017.

THONET will present itself from 8-11 March 2017 at Design Shanghai 2017 in the heart of the Chinese metropolis. At Contemporary Hall (booth CG-219), the company will exhibit a cross-section of its unique craftsmanship, “made in Germany” since 1819.

Thonet will be a guest from 27 February through 24 March 2017 at the Danish company Gabriel’s Paris showroom on Place de Valois, near the Palais Royal. On 140 m² of floor space, the German company offers an insight into its broad portfolio and traditional history in an innovative, multi-coloured environment. In addition to the famous bentwood and tubular steel classics, contemporary designs for the contract and living sectors play an important role in Paris.

Thonet furnishes Hamburg concert hall with chair range S 160

The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg designed by the Zurich architectural office Herzog de Meuron, which was officially inaugurated in January 2017 with plenty of international interest, fascinates with extraordinary acoustics and its expressive architecture. In addition to the main hall characterised by its “Weinberg architecture”, the concert house also has a smaller hall, which was furnished with Thonet chairs just like the Kaistudio. 760 chairs of range S 160 by Delphin Design provide concert goers with comfortable seating.

In connection with the company’s international growth strategy, Brian Boyd, born in Ireland and former CEO of the furniture manufacturer Klöber, will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thonet GmbH effective 1 February 2017. He will be supported by Michael Erdelt, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Norbert Ruf, who joins the company from Dedon in the position of Art Director. Ruf will be responsible for the marketing, communications and product development units.

While at imm cologne and the Salone del Mobile in Milan, the focus was on furniture that allows for the creation of holistic living environments. At Orgatec (25-29 October 2016) Thonet will concentrate on comprehensive working worlds: from open office workspace with a lounge character to the home office with a design standard and the homely conference room. At its booth in hall 9.1 (A48 – B49) the Frankenberg-based company presents new products and classics for the most diversified solutions and uses.

Sound insulation, room divider, bulletin board and storage – Thonet’s CANOR unites many functions. Thanks to numerous individualisation options the new acoustic partition, which will be presented for the first time at Orgatec 2016 (hall 9.1, stand A 48 / B 49), adjusts to a wide range of requirements and environments.

This is the way to make meetings fun: at Orgatec 2016, Thonet presents the sporty and elegant conference chair S 95 with a new return mechanism and an especially developed tilt mechanism, which provides the striking chair with a comfortable cantilever effect. The new return mechanism of the S 95 swivel chair versions ensures that the seat will automatically return to its original position after the user gets up.

The club chair S 830 has been firmly anchored in the Thonet portfolio since the Salone del Mobile 2015. At this year’s Orgatec, the Frankenberg based company presents new frame versions and a writing panel for the striking armchair. The small writing panel can be mounted into the seat shell – on the right or left side – and swivels.

Along with the purchase of an S 411 lounge chair with matching footstool, customers now receive a LUM LED lamp as a free gift from 1 September 2016 through 30 April 2017. There are no limits to individuality: as part of the autumn campaign, the comfortable cantilever classic from the Bauhaus era is available in a wide range of selected fabric covers and one leather version; the LUM is available in various sizes and colours. Combined, they create an excellent place for retreat.

In the Alte Post in the heart of Vienna’s 1st district, Thonet will celebrate the Vienna coffee house culture in a special way for a period of one year starting on 29 June 2016: the new Thonet Pop-up Café is a contemporary homage to the traditional history of the company.

The three new frames of range S 830 are a small yet precisely conceived extension with a big effect. The club chair, which was presented at the Salone del Mobile 2015, gets three new types of frames from designer Emilia Becker that are formally adjusted to the unchanged upholstered shell and reminiscent of some of the company’s famous models.

For the Salone del Mobile 2016, Thonet expands its successful lounge range 2000 with the addition of two new elements: the minimalist armchair 2001 and the versatile ottoman 2002 H round out Christian Werner’s sofa range, which was first presented last year.

Sylvain Willenz designs coffee table prototype for special exhibition in Milan

Thonet presents a range of new products at the Salone del Mobile 2016 in Milan

From 6-19 March 2016, the interdisciplinary “Festival of Design – Design Republic, Design Commune” initiated by Neri&Hu architects will premiere simultaneously with the “Design Shanghai” trade fair.

The tubular steel trestle m01 by Mark Braun, which has been produced for Thonet’s specialist trade partner minimum in Berlin since 2014 under the “Manufactured by Thonet” label, has won a German Design Award 2016.

In March, the first Thonet Showroom in Belgium will open its doors in the centre of Antwerp: in 200 m² of ground floor space the traditional company from Frankenberg will present a broad spectrum of Thonet furniture from the residential and working segments, including the new products introduced at this year’s imm cologne.

The side table 1025 by James Van Vossel represents maximum elegance and minimalistic essence: three wooden legs placed in regular 120-degree intervals describe an imaginary circle on the floor.

Frankenberg based company honoured for outstanding sustainability efforts.

German furniture tradition moves into the PMQ design centre in Hong Kong’s trendy SoHo neighbourhood for two months. Thonet, the traditional company, presents itself and its comprehensive portfolio from 6 February until 5 April 2016: tubular steel classics and bentwood icons along with the new lounge furniture and lamps invite visitors to a unique Thonet live experience.

Designing entire living environments with Thonet – the traditionally pioneering Frankenberg-based company has made this project a top priority. With imm cologne 2016 (18-24 January) this process extends outdoors, into the garden and onto the terrace.

With the new model 1060, Dutch designer Jorre van Ast has created a solid wooden table with a graphic formal language characterised by subtle details.

The stylish lounge chair 860, which was presented at the Salone del Mobile 2015, now has great company: at imm cologne 2016, this distinctive design is joined by the 862F, a comfortable two-seater bench version, together with two side tables, the 1861 and the 1860, and a new rocking chair edition, the 866 F, which offers a relaxation escape from the hectic pace of life.

The tubular steel classics from the Bauhaus era are now experiencing a second spring – and summer, autumn and winter....

The distinctive, refined character and technical subtleties of the LUM floor lamp for Thonet by Ulf Möller are now also available in a smaller table lamp version, the LUM 50.

With its simple circular form, the new LINON pendant luminaire is designed to stylishly harmonise with the Thonet product range, while offering a further unique touch: the patterns on the linen shades also subtly reference icons from the brand’s famous portfolio.

Thonet’s vision for the world of living room furniture is beautifully enhanced with the curvaceous new Kuula globe light. In cooperation with lamp manufacturer Oligo, the famed German furniture company presents a product that draws the eye with its elegant, minimalist design.

New in our programme: the “Pure Materials” version in natural ash wood

And the winner is... Thonet’s lounge chair 808 is the winner of this year’s Muuuz International Award (MIAW) in the Furniture category.

With the new programme range S 830, Thonet has developed a club chair that stands out from the crowd by virtue of its contrasts: an elegant interaction between flowing and straight lines makes the design both feminine and masculine at once.

Spacious, comfortable and aesthetically graphic: with the introduction of chair 860 Thonet presents a new piece of lounge furniture which adopts a recurring motif of the radii within triangles to distinguish its stylish wooden frame.

The various elements of programme range S 650 can be combined in a flexible way and offer plenty of scope for relaxed sitting, whether used as individual pieces or as part of a specifically arranged seating landscape.

The Thonet stand at Salone del Mobile in Milan, (L08 in Hall 5) presents an invigorating new vision for the lounge.

In a temporary model flat, Thonet will be presenting current furniture designs and classics from its diversified programme from 19 March to 31 May 2015 at the stilwerk in Vienna. An exciting mix of styles and strong colour accents characterise the look of the new popup store and make it a hotspot for trendy living.

A slender frame of solid wood wraps around a plump one-piece seat cushion with adaptable back and arm cushions: at Salone del Mobile in Milan Thonet presents a new sofa by German designer Christian Werner which builds a bridge between the company’s classic design heritage and the vitality of its present.

Visitors of the Cologne furniture trade fair can relax perfectly at booth E21 in hall 3.2: there, Thonet presents the strikingly designed lounge chair 808 by the Formstelle design team and the limited edition of the S 826 rocking chair in the “Thonet Collect” series as new products.

At the imm cologne 2015, Thonet is expanding the successful “Pure Materials” collection with the addition of the famous bentwood classics. Striking, grained leather, natural wood and a careful handling of the materials characterise this fine and especially sustainable collection.

With the new programme range 808, Munich based design studio Formstelle has created a lounge chair that combines maximum comfort with numerous possibilities for individualisation. Thonet will debut the chair at imm cologne 2015.

In a temporary model apartment in Hamburg’s stilwerk, Thonet presents current furniture designs and classics from its diversified portfolio from 5 December 2014 until 30 April 2015. Fresh colours, striking patterns and a touch of the nostalgic-modern shabby chic characterise the new pop-up store’s look and make it a hotspot for trend-conscious living.

Thonet’s desk S 1200 wins the “Special Mention for special design quality” of the German Design Award 2015 in the category Office.

In time for the Orgatec trade fair, Thonet’s popular chair families S 160, S 170 and S 180 are sporting a new look: the plastic shells of the chair series for open-plan seating are now offered in an exciting and ingeniously interacting colour spectrum that span the spectrum between red and blue.

The flowing ergonomic form and succinctly elaborated details lend visual lightness and cool elegance to Thonet’s new conference chair S 95.

Thonet is presenting a new version of the conference table system S 8000 for the first time at Orgatec 2014: the round version, an extension of the version originally designed by the renowned designer Hadi Teherani, was created for a special project.

At Orgatec 2014 the focus lies on the residential aspect of office spaces At the company’s booth (B 041) in hall 9.1 designed by Dick Spierenburg, everything deals with the subject of residential workspaces.

This winter Thonet has an attractive sales campaign for its customers: from 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2015, the desk S 285 by Marcel Breuer in black or white will be available for a special price in specialist shops. The tubular steel frame and wooden parts are lacquered in the same colour for this fine version, creating a striking visual effect.

With the S 53, Thonet extends its existing chair family with a lower priced version. Thonet’s chair model S 53 is both comfortable and beautifully designed, and it is suitable for many uses.

European consumers have awarded Thonet for its S 64 from the Frankenberg company’s Pure Materials series with the European Consumers Award and an outstanding grade of 9.5. Design, comfort and quality were the criteria consumers used to evaluated products from design and industry. The S 64 scored high in all areas: “It is beautiful, comfortable, timeless, elegant and stylish. This chair looks fantastic anywhere,” stated one of the evaluators.

Pour la première édition du Palmarès des Produits de l’Architecture et du Design, ce sont 22.000 architectes, architectes d’intérieur, décorateurs et bureaux d’études qui étaient invités à consacrer les produits les plus remarquables et innovants à l’occasion d’une vaste consultation pendant 15 jours dans une salle des votes virtuelle.

www.thonet.de: Just how, all those years ago, was Michael Thonet able to bend solid wood to create his famous Viennese café chair? What is the history behind one of the greatest innovations of the 20th century, the cantilever chair? How does the world‘s most iconic furniture brand come up with new and attractive designs and how do these designs excel? When a company of Thonet‘s stature, with almost 200 years of history behind it, launches a new website, it is only fitting that it provides more than just information about the company and its products.

A classic, timeless design, reserved elegance, and entirely down-to-earth, practical use: Thonet's new coat rack family S 1520 convinces with these properties. It is available in three versions, its individual modules can be combined, and it moreover fits in with all of the other Thonet tubular steel classics.

At the imm cologne 2013, Thonet will showcase expansions to its successful Pure Materials collection. The cantilever S33/S34 and the table set B 97 are new, completing the existing collection from the chair 32 and S 64 and the side table set B 9 a-d. Nickel-plated steel tubing, oiled wood, and distinctive, full-grain leather lend the series its unique character, through which signs of use become visible toying with the timely “Used Look”.

From May 19th until May 21st 2013, May Design Series will be held in London and from June 6th until June 8th 2013 Design District in Zaandam will take place - Thonet will be there

Berlin-based industrial designers Julia Läufer and Marcus Keichel recently received the commission to design the 330 product family for internationally renowned furniture maker Thonet. The ambience of artists' studios, theatre stages and literary cafés provided the inspiration behind this new chair and table series: spaces where idealistic values play the main role and where usually only a few simple and beautiful objects are on display.

With the new S 180 row seating design, the Berlin-based studio Delphin Design has developed an addition to the S 160 / S 170 product family for seating in public event spaces. The S 180 series is characterised by a sled base that lends the chair a dynamic and distinctive look. The S 180 can be perfectly combined with S 160 and S 170 series since all three designs share the same seat shell.

Originally designed as a custom commission, the superior quality of the 107 chair has now earned a place in the Thonet collection. With this chair, the Paris-based Austrian designer Robert Stadler has created an object that combines elegance and stability with a lightweight feel. The chair was originally designed for the Corso restaurant near the Bastille in Paris, which was opened in the autumn of 2011.

Ab September ist das Museum Thonet in Frankenberg Montag - Freitag von 9 bis 17 Uhr und samstags von 14 bis 16 Uhr für Besucher geöffnet. Durch die Öffnung eines Durchgangs zum kürzlich neu gestalteten Showroom können Thonet-Fans nun sowohl die Geschichte der traditionsreichsten Möbelmarke der Welt als auch die neuesten Thonet-Möbel - frisch von den internationalen Messen - auf ihrem Rundgang durch die Ausstellungen erkunden.

The Barcelona-based design trio of Lievore Altherr Molina has designed a new chair and table series for living and dining interiors under the Thonet label. The 190 chair and the 1190 table were launched at this year's Milan furniture fair. The design is characterized by the tapered wooden legs that lend a dynamic lightness to the classic concept, giving it a young and informal look.

Italian designer Claudio Bellini has designed an elegant chair series for Thonet, for both living and dining areas. The pure form of the 580 upholstered chair was introduced at the Milan furniture fair and complements the already existing 1580 table series. Characteristic of this chair series are the continuous backrest element and the slim, upholstered seat that lays flush on the four-legged chair frame with its graceful, concave legs.