Thonet Photo Competition: 214 x 214 - A Chair the World Over
April 12, 2009 | Levent OZLER
Thonet announced a worldwide photo competition to mark the 150th birthday of the cafe chair "No 14" - today called the 214.
When Michael Thonet first introduced his "Consumsessel Nr. 14" in Vienna in 1859, he could have had no idea that it would become the chair with the highest production run of all time.
Since then, the chair - still today made from solid bentwood - has been in continuous production by Michael Thonet's descendants at the firm's headquarters in Frankenberg, Germany.
Owners of an original model, or their friends are now invited to send in a digital photo of "their" chair and, in a few sentences, to tell a short story about it.
The aim of the competition is to decide on the 214 best or most original photos of the 214 Chair, which will then feature in a publication.
Among the jury are the designer James Irvine, as well as members of the Thonet family.
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