In Austria, the home market of Gebrüder
Thonet, the business was rebuilt by
descendants of Michael Thonet, includ-
ing his great-grandson Fritz Jakob
Thonet as well as Fritz Jakob’s children
Evamarie Thonet and Richard Thonet.
After the war, they had to start from
scratch, with little more than their expe-
rience and passion for furniture. They
recommenced their business in one of
Gebrüder Thonet’s former warehouses
in Vienna. From 1948 on they rented a
production site in Rohrau, Steiermark,
before they finally built their own pro-
duction site in Friedberg in 1962. In
1976 the Austrian business changed
its name from Gebrüder Thonet to its
current name Gebrüder Thonet Vienna.
More recently, 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 con-
temporary furnishing. Advanced produc-
tion techniques are applied to innovative
designs and uses of materials, to create
highly sought-after, multipurpose fur-
nishing 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 gen-
erations. GTV always succeeds in finding
the perfect combination of tradition
and innovation, assisted by continuous
research into new, clear-cut, versatile
designs. GTV is open and looking to the
future, without, however, leaving the val-
ues and experience of the past behind.
This collection is a true reflection of the
evolution of our times.
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