Original Vintage Poster THONET - EXHIBITION - PRAGUE - DESIGN - FURNITURE

Description: Welcome! Original vintage poster in czech language: "PRINCIP THONET - OD OHYBANEHO DREVA K TRUBCE" or "THE THONET PRINCIPLE - FROM BENDED WOOD TO PIPE", with text: "MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF CZECH REPUBLIC - EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY - GERMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM IN NUREMBERG - MUSEUM OF ART AND INDUSTRY IN PRAGUE - FROM 19th JULY TILL 26th AUGUST 1990 - EXHIBITION HALL VALDSTEJN RIDING SCHOOL PRAGUE 1 KLAROV - SUBWAY STATION MALOSTRANSKA - OPENED DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYS FROM 9am TILL 5pm" Designed by: anonymous artist, most likely in 1990 Total measurements: approx. 84x59,5cm Condition report: poster was stored rolled, may shows just some minor tears and creasing especially on edges and in corners, may shows just some minor stains Historical context: extraordinary and timeless design of poster dedicated to exhibition of Thonet brand furniture from the 1990s! Gebruder Thonet or the Thonet Brothers was a European furniture manufacturer. It continues as a German company (Thonet GmbH), Austrian (Thonet Vienna) and Czech (TON).The company was founded by Michael Thonet in Vienna by transferring the company Thonet to his sons under the new name Gebruder Thonet in 1853. In 1856 the brothers expanded with a furniture factory in Korycany and in the next years, five more Central European production sites were established in Bystrice Pod Hostynem (1861), Velke Uherce (1866), Vsetin (1867), Halenkov (1867) and Radomsko (1880).Their best known piece was the No. 14 chair, the iconic chair of Parisian cafes.The company Gebruder Thonet merged with Mundus AG in 1921 to become the world's largest furniture manufacturer. The buyback of the shares in the Thonet Mundus AG by the Thonet family followed in 1938.In the aftermath of World War II, Thonet lost all of its production facilities in the Eastern Bloc states through expropriation, and the sales office at Viennas Stephansplatz had been destroyed during the war. From 1945 to 1953, Georg Thonet, the great grandson of company founder, Michael Thonet, rebuilt the completely destroyed facilities in Frankenberg, Hesse, in the north of Hesse, where Thonet GmbH's head office and production facilities remain until today. Economic success returned quickly and the company sought the cooperation of outstanding designers.In 1976 Gebruder Thonet was divided into a German (Gebruder Thonet) and an Austrian company (Thonet Vienna). The two companies are independent of each other.In 2006 Gebruder Thonet becomes Thonet GmbH. Today, Thorsten Muck runs the company with its head offices and production facilities in Frankenberg/Eder (Germany). Michael Thonet's direct descendants in the fifth and sixth generation remain involved in the company's business as associates and sales partners. The collection still comprises famous bentwood furniture, tubular steel classics from the Bauhaus era, and current designs by famous contemporary architects and designers.To mark the 200th anniversary of the Thonet company, the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna (MAK Vienna) presented a comprehensive exhibition of Thonet designs, featuring items from MAK's permanent collection, running from December 2019 to September 2020 (Wiki). Shipping and handling details: all items are shipped as a registered shipments with tracking number and insurance on purchase price. We ship worldwide from European union. All associated import taxes, customs and any kind of import fees are buyers responsibility. If you have any questions about offered items or anything else, feel free to ask us, you will be very welcome!Delivery time is usually within max. 2 weeks worldwide from date of shipping - most of shipments arrives in this period of time.

Price: 349 USD

Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

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