Thonet Museum
The Thonet Museum in Hesse Frankenberg shows an exhibition on the life's work of Michael Thonet and the history of his furniture company Thonet . It is located on the company premises of today's Thonet GmbH and is managed by Anke-Maria Thonet, who also takes on the tours.
exhibition
Most of the exhibits consist of furniture from Thonet production. From the first bentwood models to postmodern furniture, models from various periods are shown. For example from the Bauhaus environment by designers such as Mart Stam , Marcel Breuer , Le Corbusier or Mies van der Rohe .
On the second floor there are also designs by Adolf Loos , Josef Hoffmann , Otto Wagner , Hadi Teherani , Norman Foster and Stefan Diez . The museum houses world-famous exhibits, such as model no.14 or the coffee house chair no.214.
history
Initially, the company's own collection consisted of only a few exhibits. Gradually there were exhibits from Frankenberg and, thanks to great-grandson Georg Thonet , from all over the world. In 1989 the Thonet Museum was opened to mark the 100th anniversary of the company's headquarters in Frankenberg.
Individual evidence
- ↑ KG Saur Verlag : Hessen Jahrbuch 2009. P. 53. Available via Google Books
- ↑ Classic chairs and country life at Museum Day. In: Frankenberger Zeitung . May 16, 2010, accessed June 27, 2013 .
Web links
- Information about the museum on the website of the Thonet company
- Information on nordhessen.de
- HR program "Design stories from Hessen: Thonet" from the series "Wissenswert" (manuscript can be downloaded)
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 6.8 ″ N , 8 ° 47 ′ 16.2 ″ E