Bentwood Chair No. 14

Michael Thonet, 1859

History

The 'chair of chairs': Thonet's steam-bending let No. 14 ship as six parts in a single crate, selling tens of millions and pioneering flat-pack mass production a century before IKEA.

Designer

Michael Thonet

Movement

Industrial Craft

Year / Era

1859 · 19th Century

Materials

Steam-Bent Beech, Cane

Style

Bentwood

Licensing

Editorial / Attribution

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