October 2006

The S 840: Design-perfect sitting comfort conference and living areas

A perfectly designed interplay of supporting lines and enclosing surfaces defines the elegant S840 chair. It offers great comfort as well as a warm and lively impression brought about by the material combination of fine wood with metal and high value textiles typical of Thonet. With the characteristic seat shell in connection with the svelte steel tubing frames, the S 840 unfolds its exceptional ambient effect.

The premium aesthetics of the S 840 exist in the accentuated constructive separation of the frame and seat shell. The moulded wood seat shell exhibitsformal analogies to automobile design in the surface blanking, where thisprocess is used in chassis production – transferred, however, to the materialwood at Thonet. The result is a clear, elegant silhouette. With itsout-on-a-limb aesthetic claim, the S 840 is recommendable not just as a conference chair but also as a high-value piece of furniture for private diningand workspaces.

The S 840 is available with the classic Thonet cantilevered frame, as a swivel four-footed model and now also with a five-footed stand frame on castors.The four-footed model is fitted with a return mechanism which ensures that the seat shell automatically adjusts to the frame. The seat element consists of moulded plywood; through the use of different exotic wood veneersand coverings, the character of the chair can be varied and adjusted to any furnishing environment. The frames are available in high-quality chrome plated tubular steel. The S 840 is available both with normal and higher seat-back; a shoulder support is also available as a further option.

Lepper Schmidt Sommerlade

The design studio based in Kassel focuses on the area of contract furniture development. One of its trademarks is the fusion of formal and constructive competencies. Open projects with architects, graphic designers and artists act in inspirational interplay with the creation of serial products. The studio has claimed numerous design awards. In cooperation with Thonet the team has already developed the A 1700 table system and the 480 solid wood programme.