An ingenious distribution idea
36 disassembled chairs including the screws were packed
in a transport box with a volume of one cubic meter and
shipped throughout the world. They were assembled on site
– in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa.
Therefore, Thonet is considered a pioneer of industrial
design, and the chair no. 14 – today 214 – is considered
the most successful industrial product in the world: it
established the starting point for the history of modern
furniture.
By the year 1930 over 50 million of them had been
produced. With its clear, reduced aesthetics, this classic
has been finding a place in the most diverse environments
for more than 150 years.
