I defy anyone over the age of 15
to tell me they have never seen,
or sat on a bentwood cafe chair.
225 East 60th Street
between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
New York, NY 10022
between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
New York, NY 10022
If you haven't been....GO!!!
Steaming Hot Bentwood!!!
No, Really!!!!
That's how it was made.
Steaming the wood and then
BENDING it.
'Viola'
::BENTWOOD::
Bentwood is graceful.
It's wild.
You look at it and wonder....
How did they ever do THAT????
It reminds me of pulling TAFFY.
And of an era in design gone by....
the 60's.
But I predict BENTWOOD will return again.
Stronger and more appreciated.
What a gorgeous Bentwood bench.
Right?
....and a mag rack too.
Bentwood Bed Frames
A real 1960's look.
How fun is this??
For some weird reason
I have ALWAYS wanted these particular Bentwood Chairs.
'The Austrian Cafe Chair.'
The Bentwood side chairs are available at Conrans.
Yes.
It's true.
After all these years.....
{since the age of 18}
I am STILL OBSESSED with them.
Even today....
I want to use them at my my kitchen table,
but they would not work in this particular space.
I say kitchen...
but
I could see a dining room done with them.
Maybe
I will get to finally do them for my daughter
when she has her own home.
Or....maybe
someday
I will get to finally use them myself.
I love Michael!!!
I have included in this post a few excellent links
related to Bentwood and it's history.
If you would like to know more
about
BENTWOOD see links below on left.
What do you think??
Do you like my favorite chairs??
X's
my chair is here
http://www.thonet.de/
watch the THONET movie here
designs by Michael Thonet
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