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THE THONET No14 CHAIR - DEVELOPMENT
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3. Select one of your initial ideas and develop it further, so that it meets the ‘coffee table’ design need. Use a combination of notes and sketches.
 
 
 
 

Solid beech is steamed for several hours. When taken out of the steam chamber, it is possible to ‘bend’ the wood so that it fits the shape of a jig. After at least twenty hours, the ‘bentwood’ is removed and remains in its new shape.

The same technique is used to form the other bentwood parts.

 
 
 
 
This design of table is environmentally friendly, as the materials are sourced sustainable sources, whereby a tree is planted for everyone that is felled and processed.
The table will be available as a flat pack and in a range of finishes (stained / varnish).
 
This sketch shows the relative size of the coffee table, in comparison with the Thonet No14 Chair.
 
 
 
 
THE FLAT PACKED PARTS
 
 
 
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