The Thonet Principle and tubular steel
In the 1930s, the company was the world’s largest producer of this innovative
furniture, which was designed by a number of famous architects including Mart
Stam, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer.
Today, the early tubular steel furniture designs are considered milestones in design
history. Their clear, open and simple forms were an expression of a new attitude in
everyday culture and architecture, which became famous under the catchphrase
“New Objectivity”.
Mart Stam
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Marcel Breuer
