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FURNITURE MICHAEL THONET  - Vienna Chairs Michael Thonet pioneered a radical innovation in the construction of furniture in nineteenth-century Austria, bending first Thonet's chairs have been used in homes and cafes since they were first designed in 1855 the Thonet chair is made of solid beech wood and moulded laminated wood. Thonet was granted a patent for his process for bending wood laminates in 1842, having produced chairs in his workshop in Austria since 1819. Le Corbusier and Josef Hoffman used Thonet chairs in their interiors from the 1920's They are still popular for both traditional and modern interiors and used extensively in cafes in Europe and Australia, in Australia we called them "Vienna" Chairs BOOKS AMAZON.COM in USA there are many examples of art linked to Galleries visit out online arts store for prints, paintings and art supplies WEB-ARTS - WEB-SHOPPING - WEB-ENTERTAINMENT - WEB-EDUCATION - WEB-MUSIC/ ALL THE ARTISTS ON THIS SITE  JOB VACANCIES IN THE ARTS ART MENU ONLINE ART STORE ART STYLES & PERIODS AUSTRALIAN CONCERT DIARY return to ARCHITECTURE PAGE return to FURNITURE PAGE return to WEB-ARTS sitemap Books at AMAZON.COM - in USA Books at AMAZON.CO.UK - in UK Our online ART STORE AMAZON.COM SEARCH THE WEB-ARTS SITE

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