THONET 33
MAGAZIN 2021
KULTUR / CULTURE
companies complete with business consultancy services. “The interplay of technology,
urban development, culture, social change and politics,” say Friebe and Lobo, “will
enable and produce forms of living and working that still seem utopian to us today.”
In the late 1980s the American sociologist Ray Oldenburg developed the concept of
the “third place”, with the first place being home and the second place work. The third
place, in contrast, is neutral for Oldenburg, with low hurdles for accessibility. Third
places, according to Oldenburg, have a comfortable and inviting atmosphere, with
a focus on conversation and a relaxed, friendly vibe. Oldenburg made particular
reference to coffee houses in his theory. Regarding digitalisation and the pandemic,
other authors have meanwhile identified fourth and even fifth places that include
semi-publicly accessible, virtual spaces.
Can Bergmann’s theories and Oldenburg’s observations be further developed into
a new understanding of the office? What role could the café scenario play in that
understanding? Sociality, togetherness and community have a lot to do with furniture
and the agility that it provides. Especially with furniture from Thonet. Furniture is
everywhere, explains Philipp Thonet, “where people meet, where they share ideas,
take a short break or get some work done on the go.” Thonet is owned by the fifth
generation of the entrepreneurial Thonet family.
When we talk about the office or the coffee house, there are conventions, agreements,
spatial settings and layouts that carry with them their own cultural history. One of these
agreements has been a clear demarcation between living and working areas. The café
as a third place, neither as private as the home nor as regimented as the workplace, is
being transformed into a play space within the office environment.
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Der reduzierte Stahlrohrentwurf S 43 von Mart Stam aus dem Jahr 1931 erhält ein Update, das ihn fit für flexible Office-Situationen, den privaten Arbeitsplatz
und viele weitere Einsatzbereiche macht. Der neue Drehstuhl S 43 Atelier ist der optimale Arbeitsstuhl für alle, die ein bezahlbares, nachhaltiges Designprodukt mit
Mehrwert suchen.
EN
The reduced tubular-steel design of the S 43 by Mart Stam from 1931 is ist getting a makeover to make it the perfect choice for flexible office layouts,
home offices and many other spaces. The new S 43 Atelier swivel chair is the ideal desk chair for anyone looking for an affordable, sustainable design product.
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STAM
S 43
DE
Die Arbeitswelt verändert sich – Home-Offices, Studio Offices, das sind Orte, an denen Mobilität,
Flexibilität und Kommunikation eine entscheidende Rolle spielen. Als S 64 Atelier lässt sich dieser Klassiker mit
neuer Funktion in privaten Arbeitsbereichen ebenso einsetzen wie in Arbeits- und Kommunikationszonen
moderner Büros.
EN
The working world is changing – home offices and studio offices are places where mobility, flexibility,
and communication play a decisive role, places where furniture classics that comply with modern lifestyles
also have a place. As S the 64 Atelier, this classic with a new function can be used in home offices as well as in
working and communication zones of modern offices.
MARCEL BREUER
BREUER
S 64
NEW
S 64 VDR
DREHSTUHL/
SWIVEL CHAIR
S 1200 / S 43 ATELIER
MART STAM
S 43 FDR
