The Thonet Project:
An exploration of
replacement seat
solutions by six
young designers for
six No.14 bentwood
chairs to mark the
150th anniversary
of Thonet’s design
02.08.09 – 30.08.09
The Thonet Project
is at Liberty on the
fourth floor, where
the chairs will
tbe on sale:
Liberty Store
Regent Street
London W1B 5AH
Opening times:
Regent Street
London W1B 5AH
Opening times:
Monday–Saturday
10am – 9pm
Sunday
12.pm – 6pm
11.02.09 – 16.03.09
Boutique Printemps
Design au Centre Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou
75004 Paris
telephone
+33 (0)144 781 578
Amos Field Reid
and
fellow students
Steve
Clutton,
Jess
Corteen,
Markus
Kayser
and
Rentaro
Nishimura
formed
a group alongside
their lecturer, the
designer
William
Warren
and set
out
to explore
replacement
seat
solutions
to six Thonet
chairs
without
seats.
The underlying thinking
was that this situation was
potentially echoed around
the world: there are several
hundred million Thonet
bentwoods thought to be
in existence but how many
are out of service simply
because their seats are
missing?
For further information:
www.wcfranck.co.uk
Photo © Ivan Coleman
