Thonet Casual Dining furniture
Thonet Casual Dining
Casual living means relaxed, casual or informal and that's how this beautiful THONET combination comes across.
The table 1500 by Wolfgang C.R. Mezger is matched by the 118 TP 29 chairs in black-stained beech, optionally with trough seat or wickerwork. The THONET tables 1500 are elegant, the table top virtually floats on the tapering legs. The top is stabilised by invisible crossbars and therefore offers sufficient space for sitting in the dining room. The Thonet chair 118 is somewhat reminiscent of the classic "Frankfurt Kitchen Chair", which was considered an all-rounder made of solid wood and has now been designed by Sebastian Herkner with the rounded backrest in a more modern guise. With the Thonet 118, the designer focused on minimalism and timelessness - just as company founder Michael Thonet (1796-1871) once did with the bentwood coffee house chair he developed. The Frankfurt chair was also advertised at the time as "bomb-proof" and was already designed with ergonomic considerations in mind.
Dining room table 1500 by Wolfgang C.R. Mezger
Wolfgang C.R. Mezger (*1951) studied industrial design at the College of Design in Schwäbisch Gmünd. He founded his own design studio in 1983 and works as a lecturer at German and English universities. Since 2007 Mezger has been working in Göppingen, where he develops furniture and products in teamwork with other designers in the internationally renowned DesignBüro.
Chair 118 by Sebastian Herkner
Sebastian Herkner (*1981) studied design at the Offenbach University of Applied Sciences. Already during his studies he designed furniture and other products and dealt with new technologies and traditional craftsmanship. In 2006 he founded his own design studio in Offenbach and was awarded the design prize "best newcomer" in 2011. In 2019 Herkner was awarded the title "Designer of the Year", followed by the German Design Award in 2020.
The Thonet company
Thonet has been producing furniture of the highest quality since 1819. New technologies and outstanding design characterize the company, whose success story began with the iconic chair No. 14 by company founder Michael Thonet in 1859. This was later followed by new types of tubular steel furniture, including cantilever chairs from the Bauhaus by Mart Stam, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, which, together with Thonet's bentwood furniture, are considered milestones and icons of design history.