Wiener GTV Design Thonet - Schaukelstuhl rocking chair beech dark walnut

Rocking chair with structure in solid beech curved steam, the seat and back are made of Vienna straw. Available in classic lacquered and wood finishes.

Michael Thonet

Michael Thonet (Boppard 1796 - Vienna 1871) trained as a cabinetmaker, specializing in geometric inlays. Designer and furniture manufacturer, from 1830 began his experiments on curved wood for the manufacture of chairs, up to patent in 1841 a new process treating beech wood steaming or boiling in water and glue that with minimal costs provided an innovative material of great lightness, flexibility and durability.
In 1849 he settled in Vienna, opened a factory for the production of chairs, coffee tables, hangers, etc. that stood out for their simple and linear design, and had immediate and lasting success. Thonet established new factories in Moravia and Hungary to increase production and opened sales halls in major European and American cities.

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.