Classics for Kids
Children's furniture has a long tradition at Thonet. Even back in 1873 the catalog included small chairs and tables, complemented in the 1884 catalog with bentwood beds and cradles. The first tubular steel furniture from the 1930s included numerous models for children, as well. Today, we are producing classic designs – made of bentwood and tubular steel – for our young ones that come out of this tradition.
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Higher regional court judgment
Copyright for basic cantilever chair models confirmed for Thonet. The ruling of the Düsseldorf higher regional court again confirmed that it is illegal to produce copies of our cantilever chairs by Mart Stam from the year 1926 (S 33/S 34) and S 43 from 1931. The artistic copyrights for the chairs, which we took over from Mart Stam, have been the property of Thonet since 1961. We are fighting for them in order to preserve the origin of this revolutionary construction idea today and in the future, and to protect consumers from plagiarisms.
Photo contest 214x214 – deadline extended
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the famous coffee house chair No. 214 Thonet has organized a global photo contest.
We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline has been extended to 12/31/2009. Thanks to the enthusiasm of Thonet fans for this unique project we are happy to comply with a request to extend the deadline.
This allows even more contestants to submit their contributions.
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Exhibitions
 Eckhart, Rotterdam und Den Haag / NL
Our trade partner, Eckhart Interior Design Group, presents Thonet in two exhibitions: at the Gallery Eckhart in Den Haag, the subject of bentwood with historical and new models combined with a photo exhibition. At the Rotterdam showroom, our tubular steel classics are on display until October 22, 2009; the occasion is the 90th anniversary of the Bauhaus.
Pfaehler Einrichtungen, Ulm / D
Our tubular steel classics are also presented in Ulm to celebrate two anniversaries: 60 years of Pfaehler and 90 years of Bauhaus. The exhibition is on show until October 16, 2009.
Thonet lounge at IAA in Frankfurt
Naturally, the attention of visitors was mainly directed towards the innovations in the automobile sector – still, our lounge was extremely well frequented. Visitors had the opportunity to relax, read, and chat in our lounge and extensively used this chance.
Especially for the occasion, four classics S 43 with rallye print, an initiative by our product development team, were on display as unique pieces.
Program S 260 with GS seal
The chairs of program S 260 are predestined for mass, seminar and cafeteria seating.
With their innovative connection method (a Thonet patent) and tight stackability these chairs are ideal for multifunctional spaces. With their clear, formally reduced aesthetics, innovative technology and perfect Thonet quality, they offer the best preconditions for sophisticated projects. Now, the GS seal confirms their quality.
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Reference: World Trade Center Rotterdam/NL
Events, conferences, and congresses of various kinds and orientations take place at the WTC building. One of the biggest halls, the "Rotterdam Hall," was furnished with 1,000 chairs from our program S 360. This hall is multifunctional, and these models are ideally suitable for this use.
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Thonet on TV on Hessen 3
In October, diverse reports about our company will be aired on German television:
On 10/17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hessenschau (approx. 4 minutes)
On 10/18 at 6:30 p.m. in Hessenreporter (approx. 20 minutes)
under the heading "The furniture makers – into the future with tradition"
("Die Möbelmacher – Mit Tradition in die Zukunft")
Reportage in Manager Magazin:
"It's bend or break"
You can find an extensive and interesting article about Thonet
and the history of Thonet in October at
» www.manager-magazin.de/life/wohnen
(in German).
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THONET inform 10/2009 
