Nicholas Harrington, Thonet No. 14

Nicholas Harrington

Thonet No. 14

Wood and paint

86 x 42 x 42 cm

£ 950.00

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In 1859 Thonet’s No. 14 bentwood chair became the world’s first mass-produced item of furniture, and since then countless millions have been sold. Le Corbusier said of the No. 14,...

In 1859 Thonet’s No. 14 bentwood chair became the world’s first mass-produced item of furniture, and since then countless millions have been sold. Le Corbusier said of the No. 14, ‘Never was a better and more elegant design and a more precisely crafted and practical item created.’

The hand painted design on the seat is a meditation on mass-production, with visible imperfections and uneven brushstrokes suggesting an awe for and wariness of industrial production. This is a unique Thonet No. 14 that is simply one among millions.