Description
Description
Published by Thonet, this elegant bentwood classic is a masterpiece in terms of design and manufacture: the backrest and armrests are formed from a single curved cantilever frame made from a single piece of solid beech. Like the bentwood original no. 214, designed by the Thonet brothers in 1900, chair no. 209 consists of just six elements. An extreme concern for aesthetic minimalism combines with the organic shape of the chair, making it reminiscent of a sculpture. The Swiss architect Le Corbusier, who described the chair as having a noble character, used it in many of his buildings, including the Weißenhof in Stuttgart in 1927. The Chair 209 is manufactured at the Frankenberg factory in Germany. It has a cane seat and an open backrest.
