Gebrüder Thonet
Michael thonet 1796 1871 set up his first cabinetmaking atelier in boppard germany in 1819 specialized in biedermeier style chairs tables and storage pieces.
Gebrüder thonet. Thonet presented some early bentwood furniture at the great exhibition of 1851 where he received the bronze medal image 5 and garnered international attention. Michael thonet arrived in vienna from boppard am rhein in the 1840s. Contemporary furniture manufacturing brand gebrüder thonet vienna gmbh is the current austrian incarnation of the legendary thonet company founded by german austrian cabinetmaker michael thonet in the 19 th century. By 1856 he had established his firm gebrüder thonet further refined his production process and won the silver medal at the 1855 paris exhibition.
The classic chair n 1 from which numerous models came up to the chair n. Gebrüder thonet or the thonet brothers was a european furniture manufacturer. Michael thonet s sons franz michael junior august josef and jakob joined the company gebrüder thonet in vienna in 1853. After michael thonet s death in 1871 they jointly managed the company.
Gebrüder thonet were particularly known for their manufacture of bentwood furniture for which they had developed the first industrial scale production processes. 200 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the opening of the first joinery workshop launched by michael thonet in boppard in 1819. 200 is the new lounge chair designe by michael anastassiades for gebrüder thonet vienna brand vivid expression of the tradition of bent wood. It continues as a german company thonet gmbh austrian thonet vienna and czech ton.
The steam bent wood and the vienna straw are high quality materials characterizing elements of n. Gebrüder thonet vienna gmbh prinz eugen strasse 42 1040 wien österreich offices of the trademarks licencee production furniture international s p a via vincenzo vela 35 b 10128 torino italy tel. In 1976 the company changed its name to gebrüder thonet vienna gtv and continued its activity reinterpreting historic furnishings. 14 was created in 1850.
Having initially collaborated on the furnishing of a number of palaces belonging to the upper nobility he went on to mass produce relatively low cost furniture made of steam bent wood.