You have decided to purchase a Thonet quality product. We would like to thank you for that and hope that you will enjoy it for many years. Here you will find information about the cleaning and care of wood, leather, cane work and Thonet All Seasons. Should you need more information, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to recommend special products that we have tested over a longer period of time.
You will find the care instructions in our Download section or here in the quick access section:
Distinctive, unobtrusive and modern - wood surfaces they way they are supposed to be. The careful selection of wood such as beech, oak, nut or others is important to us. We professionally select the woods and refine the surfaces with stains or water based varnishes, resulting in fine wood surfaces with a typical structure and harmonic, perfectly finished veneers - unmistakable and genuine. In the spirit of our sustainability policy, we only use woods and veneers from sustained forestry that are certified.
Natural, robust and vivid – leather is an exquisite natural product that fascinates. Thonet exclusively purchases highquality leather, providing the furniture with value, durability, and distinc tiveness. The material for each individual object is especially selected and perfectly processed with cuttingedge technology. No leather is like the other. The skins exclusively come from European animals, mainly from the Alpine region. They are selected in a targeted way and processed with the greatest care. Each piece of leather is naturally a unique specimen and acquires a vivid patina when used.
Canework, also known as rattan, comes from a vine that grows in the tropical virgin forests of Indonesia. When preparing canework for use in chair manufacturing, filaments are peeled off the outer shell. The resulting chair cane is especially strong and durable. It also offers several ecological benefits, including fast regrowth and natural quality and resilience. We have developed an additional process for chairs that will be subject to heavy use. The process involves stretching a highly durable yet barely visible synthetic mesh under the natural canework layer. Chairs that feature this mesh are identified by a letter „V“ after the regular model number. Please note that we cannot accept claims after the warrenty has expired.
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The filaments in the canework will differ quite naturally in colour and shade; these differences are not considered to be a product fault or manufacturing error. As long as no filaments are broken and the canework is fully intact, any inconsistencies in the smooth surface of the upper layer are the result of a natural growth point and do not result in an entitlement to claim under warranty.
With our outdoor-collection for indoor and outdoor use we give our tubular steel classics the opportunity to present themselves in any weather. Selected icons from the Bauhaus era, including chairs S 33 and S 34 by Mart Stam, the side table B 9 and the lounge chair S 35 by Marcel Breuer and the cantilever chair S 533 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe have received a makeover and are now weather-resistant and beautiful companions outdoors as well thanks to a special technology. In the sun or rain, on the terrace or balcony, in the winter garden or dining room – our collection is a real eye-catcher in any season.
German fashion designer Jil Sander is internationally renowned for her purist aesthetics. Her catwalk collections consistently featured striking cuts, exceptional material quality and an innovative approach. Her collaboration with Thonet is her first foray into the world of furniture design. With the JS . THONET signature collection, she has taken the most famous tubular steel classics from the late 1920s and put her own stamp on them. In her two lines, SERIOUS and NORDIC, the designer has reinterpreted the iconic S 64 cantilever chair (Design: Marcel Breuer, 1929/1930, artistic copyright: Mart Stam), adding an extra touch of elegance and class – with high-gloss lacquered wood details, refined tubular steel frames, and seats and backrests made of Viennese canework or leather in a nuanced colour palette. Jil Sander reveals she took inspiration from a variety of looks: the finish on a Steinway grand piano, the leather upholstery of a stylish English car and the matt nickel silver of architectural elements. The JS . THONET signature collection also includes a side table, the classic tubular steel B 97, a versatile Thonet design dating from 1933. This piece has been designed to match both lines. For the NORDIC line there is a version with a matt nickel silver frame, while the SERIOUS version has a glossy frame with a titanium-like appearance.
