NO.14

NO.14

Introduced by Michael Thonet in 1859, Chair No. 14 is widely known as the 'café chair.' From the nineteenth century to the present day, it has been found wherever people gather—cafés, restaurants, and bars—across eras and borders. Thonet devised bentwood and assembly techniques suited to factory mass production, realized international distribution through flat-pack packaging, and promoted the chair through catalogs, bringing technical innovation, efficiency, and accessibility together in a single design. At the starting point of the 'modern chair'—one anyone could purchase and use at a reasonable price with consistent quality—stands Chair No. 14, with its classic design and elegant beauty.