Thonet: High Level Dining with Range 118, Chair Design, Classic German Furniture, Images
Thonet: High Level Dining with Range 118
Chair Design by Sebastian Herkner
15 Oct 2019
High Level Dining with Range 118
Design: Sebastian Herkner, 2018/2019
The elegant wooden chair range 118 by Sebastian Herkner for Thonet, which was introduced at imm Cologne in early 2018 to great success, has reached new heights with the addition of a chic and comfortable bar stool model in either a wicker or an upholstered seat version.

When first launched it was clear that, with the 118 chair, Sebastian Herkner had intuitively linked Thonet?s renowned history to its vital present with an entirely natural evolution of chair design. The 118 is both simple and sophisticated. It is based on the principle developed by Michael Thonet in the mid-19th century of reducing a chair to the minimum of elements. The 118 range references the iconic 214, the archetype of a Thonet chair, with its seat frame bent from a single piece of wood and with its wickerwork seat. Above all, however, it?s the discreet yet distinctive details that give the 118 range its clear identity, at once in contrast and yet in perfect harmony with the design?s essential simplicity: the legs of the chair are curved on the three outward facing sides but finished with a flat plane and defined edges on the inward side. In this way the legs reflect the horseshoe shape of the seat and enhance the timeless charm which characterises Herkne...