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01-Mar-10 |
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Anyone know this Thonet chair?
I just picked up this chair. The tag underneath is marked Thonet. I think it's pretty interesting. It needs to be reupholstered. The armrests are wood and the metal underneath them is aluminum. The legs are chrome. Anyone know anything about it?
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01-Mar-10 |
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posted by
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01-Mar-10 |
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posted by
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01-Mar-10 |
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posted by
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edited on 01-Mar-10 11:12 PM [edit]
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02-Mar-10 |
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looks like
Looks like something from the 1980's designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini.
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posted by
Erik.H
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02-Mar-10 |
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03-Mar-10 |
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posted by
timyoung
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03-Mar-10 |
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Something
Something textured and nubby would contrast the aluminum. Something smooth and vinyly would compliment it. It's an odd enough looking chair that you could accentuate that with a bright color...green, red, orange. What type of wood are the armrests? That could influence the color choice.
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posted by
LuciferSum (USA)
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04-Mar-10 |
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The wood is light and...
The wood is light and natural, maybe birch? So you think a wool type fabric would be too much of a contrast? Now that I think about it, I don't know if I've ever seen that with aluminum and chrome. Maybe a burnt orange in smooth vinyl?
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posted by
timyoung
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07-Mar-10 |
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Great Chair!
I personally think that this chair is great and it would not cost that much to have recovered, at least in the UK if you go to the right place.
Design comes in many different shapes and forms, this chair has a lot going for it with its elegantly shaped legs, aluminium frame, textile and lovely wood arms! It looks Italian to me, but they probably borrowed design characteristics from Italian designers - Ico Parisi...
Perhaps an Italian designer that worked with Thonet to create this fab chair?
Thonet was also used by Le Corbusier for his LC series sofas and chairs, as well as Pieff UK and many others.
Thonet were renowned for bending things well I guess?
Each to their own, some like modern, some like old, some like wood, some like glass and metal, some like frills..
Personaly, I love it!
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posted by
Jinx
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08-Mar-10 |
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Thanks Jinx. I really like...
Thanks Jinx. I really like it too. Just curious, what would it cost you to reupholster this in the UK? I think I'm most likely going to do it in a smooth vinyl. The more I think about it, fabric doesn't feel right. I've been thinking of an apple green color recently. Not sure. I'm planning to go to the local upholstery guy and take a look at what he's got.
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posted by
timyoung
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20-Apr-10 |
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After pics
Here's some after pictures. I had the chair reupholstered in a wasabi green smooth vinyl. I polished up the aluminum and chrome. I've stripped the wood armrests but still need to finish them. I like the way it turned out.
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posted by
timyoung
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20-Apr-10 |
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posted by
bj (BE)
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04-May-10 |
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Was having a nosey through Lauritz and...
... saw these! Think they're the same as yours?
http://lauritz.com/Item/Item.aspx?LanguageId=2&ItemId=1872675&nBids=5&ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2flauritz.com%2fItemList%2fItemList.aspx%3fLanguageId%3d1%26DC%3d1%26CPIn%3d6%26ISz%3d2%26PSz%3d30%26PSzG%3d30%26SO%3d3%26ST%3d0%26IgId%3d107%26TTyp%3d0%26TVal%3d0%26FLId%3d1%26FCId%3d1%26FText%3d%26LLan%3dFalse%26New%3d1%231872675EndTagRU
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posted by
Jinx
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05-May-10 |
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Jinkx- My dad photographed the Thonet Exhibit at the NY MOMA -mid 50's
My dad, S.C. Valastro was hired to photograph the NY MOMA display of chairs called the Thonet Exhibit. I assume it was in the mid 50's. When I have the time, and figure out how to digitize the color 3D slides i will post a shot or two here. The room is full of chairs and objects made of wood to steel to "plastic". From traditional chairs to ultra modern.
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05-May-10 |
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MOMA slides
Vermont, that would be a great set of slides to see. I hope you're able to digitize them and perhaps put them all on a photosharing site such as flickr. It must be an amazing set of photos.
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posted by
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23-May-10 |
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Yes!
Jinx,
That would be my chair! I was able to find more examples by googling Brunner stacking chair. Apparently it's made by Brunner (not Thonet - I wonder why mine has a Thonet tag on it?), and it's called Golf. Designed by an Italian designer named Francesco Zaccone.
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posted by
timyoung
edited on 23-May-10 01:17 AM [edit]
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23-May-10 |
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CBS' "Sunday morning"
just did a nice piece on the history of the most popular chair ever made...the Thonet #14. Fascinating.
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posted by
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29-Jul-10 |
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same chair
i just picked up the same chair with thonet sticker underneath. very curious. my friend was named thonet after her parents dining room chairs.
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posted by
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10-Jun-11 |
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Just bought 6 and was researching...love this forum! Very helpful
I was thinking about reupholstering mine, but see that you took yours from fabric to vinyl...and, at that, almost the identical color. Interesting they're called the "golf" chair, because I had just described the green to someone as exactly that! Mine read either "Thonet" or "Shelby Williams Industries" underneath. Is this the manufacturer? Do you suspect that they were recovered to the green vinyl outside of the manufacturer/distributor, hence the different tags? I thought the arms might be maple. Did anyone find out? I'm using them as dining chairs, and have cast my matching steelcase sidechairs to the wayside.
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Simply Fabulous
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