Thonet 218

The 218 chair is designed by Gebrüder Thonet. This chair with the striking ‘hairpin’ in its backrest returns to the Thonet portfolio with clear and reduced aesthetics as 218. The so-called export chair of Gebrüder Thonet was often sold for use in restaurants and cafés – especially in South America. Disassembled into its individual parts, 36 chairs fit into a sea chest, allowing the chairs to be sent on long journeys without any problem and in large quantities. Now, the 218 – formerly no. 18 – is once again being produced in Frankenberg.