Chair 118 is a minimal chair created by Germany-based designer Sebastian Herkner for Thonet. The new chair range 118 refers to the chair 214, the archetype of a Thonet chair, with the seat frame bent from a single piece and the wicker cane seat. Optionally, the 118 is offered with a moulded seat. The shape of the chair legs is another special feature: rounded on the back and characterised by slight edges on the front, they reference the horseshoe shape of the seat. The incline of the back panel is perfectly coordinated with the seat and ensures the highest seating comfort. The chair 118 is available in natural beech and in lacquered or stained versions. For the development of the 118 Sebastian Herkner, in addition to the direct Thonet history, also dealt with the questions that stood in the foreground of the Frankfurt exhibition “Der Stuhl” (1929) during the Bauhaus era: at the time, the search for the “new chair” was an issue, seating that would comply with the lifestyle and rhythm of a lively person, as Fritz Wichert, then director of the Frankfurt School of Art, put it in the exhibition catalogue.
Chair 118
by Sebastian Herkner
Author
Leo Lei
Category
Furniture
Date
Feb 11, 2018
Photographer
Sebastian Herkner
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