Wiener GTV Design Thonet - LOÏE armchair lacquered beech black seat in fabric backrest technical net

With a balanced style and passion for high craftsmanship, Chiara Andreatti brands LOÏE, a lounge chair with harmonious curves, combining ease and refinement. A pursuit of elegant craftsmanship, flawless combination of tradition and modernity that defines itself in the harmonious meeting of various materials such as wood, woven cane and metal. The wraparound woven cane or technical net backrest with an elliptical structural frame in bent ash-wood is a distinctive feature, characterized by a sophisticated dual-spoking pattern, available in walnut stain or in opaque black varnished with visible studs. Highlighting the great care that is characteristic of GTV design and the reference to tradition, cross-woven straps of the padded seat are also inserted into the structure.

Chiara Andreatti

After graduating in Industrial Design from the IED in 2003 and completing a master's degree at the Domus Academy, he worked with Raffaella Mangiarotti and Renato Montagner. From 2006 to 2017 he worked for Lissoni Associati, following independent projects in parallel. His continuous aesthetic research aims to combine the typical craft culture of his Venetian roots with industrial design in the idea that a poetic touch can enrich everyday objects. 

Wiener GTV Design Thonet

Michael Thonet (1796-1871) and his five children were the most successful manufacturers of furniture in the Industrial Age. Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) has develop edits work in a successful blend of the traditional and the modern, of continuity and renewal, with a new production program that begins by re-editing a series of Gebrüder Thonet classics. At the same time, GTV stands for contemporary furnishing. Advanced production techniques are applied to innovative designs and uses of materials, to create highly sought-after, multipurpose furnishing items. Truly original, up-to-date solutions that integrate well with the more classic products of its catalogue, now reworked.Items such as chair No. 14, of which more than 50 million were made between 1850 and 1930, have gone down in history for their fine design and manufacturing quality, and yet still today excite and attract new generations. GTV always succeeds in finding the perfect combination of tradition and innovation, assisted by continuous research into new, clear-cut, versatile designs.The tangible and intangible intrinsic value of the GTV collection is expressed in the Wiener GTV Design brand, engraved on a coin embedded in the structure of each single piece: a precious detail that certifies authenticity, originality and quality in stable balance between manufacturing and high-level craftsmanship. Inspiring this unique detail was the coin with the image of the brand that was historically spent internally within Thonet production facilities throughout Europe.