AMSTERDAM MODERN

We were so excited when we got the call to help producer/photographer/podcaster  Caroline Lee , and author/stylist/blogger  Anne Sage  source the perfect chairs for their dreamy Art Deco office project in Pasadena. This power duo has been on our radar for a while but this was the first time we got to work together. Since they were looking to repeat an arch pattern throughout the space and incorporate a girly, yet sophisticated pink-centric color scheme, our Thonet stacking chairs were the perfect fit. (These are no longer available but shop another style here ).  Scroll down to see the time-lapse of the entire transformation (that ceiling though!!) and see photos of the finished product. See the full story on Design*Sponge . Photography by Echo and Earl

In 1830 Michael Thonet experiments with bending steamed wood to create furniture. Thonet and his sons then begin to produce innovative bentwood furniture, which became known for being practical, inexpensive and refined.   The impact of Thonet was extraordinary and far reaching. Thonet affected the business of furniture, the avant-garde art establishment, and the design process of many products, from his own day to the present. Thonet developed the mass production techniques of bentwood furniture, but was not the only one to employ them. Soon after his original patents expired, plenty of imitators emerged. In the 1890's over 50 bentwood furniture makers were in business, however none were able to challenge Thonet's dominance of innovation. As far as production numbers, his #14 bistro chair remains one of the most produced chairs in history...still being produced today by Gebrüder Thonet.  (via) The development of bent and laminated wood veneers was one of those signi...