S 43 PVST Tubular steel classic cantilever Thonet

Clear lines: The S 43 PVST tubular steel classic by Thonet

With the S 43, Dutchman Mart Stam wanted to break new ground in furniture design. The chair was to be simple and unpretentious. A reduction of conventional forms without losing functionality. No easy task, but the result was and still is a milestone in design history. Without back legs, but a frame made of bent tubular steel: the design polarised and Mart Stam received great national and international recognition for the S 43.

Since then, the Thonet brand has played a decisive role in the success of the S 43 and even today, the artistic copyright lies with the Hessian company. Therefore, if you want a high-quality piece of furniture, you reach for the originals from Thonet. This also applies to the S 43 PVST , a version with seat and back upholstery. The timeless chair can be used quite flexibly and cuts a fine figure not only at home but also in public areas.

Ahead of his time - the Dutchman Mart Stam

Born in the Netherlands in 1899, Mart Stam initially worked for various architectural firms throughout Europe before being invited by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to the Werkbund exhibition in Stuttgart-Weißenhof in 1927. For the Weißenhofsiedlung there, he designed a terraced house including interior furnishings. This was the birth of the legendary cantilever chair made of tubular steel, which managed entirely without rear legs. The iconic chair is still one of the absolute design classics today. Until his death in 1986, the Bauhaus lecturer was known as a busy architect who appreciated the functionalist straightforward style and realised contemporary buildings.

Thonet - design furniture with a long tradition

Thonet from Frankenberg in northern Hesse is not only one of the oldest furniture manufacturers in the world - the company has always had a keen sense for forward-looking ideas. As early as 1859, the company's founder Michael Thonet attempted to design a simple chair that could be manufactured industrially by bending beech wood. The result was the inimitable chair No. 14, also known as the Viennese coffee house chair. In the 1930s, Thonet was the main producer of the revolutionary Bauhaus tubular steel furniture designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Mart Stam or Marcel Breuer, among others. Today, Thonet is still authorised to produce these furniture classics. The company is currently working with many renowned designers from all over the world to expand its own collection.

Material and format

The S 43 PVST cantilever chair from Thonet is 82 cm high, 44 cm wide and 52 cm deep. The seat height is 47 cm. It has a Mirror upholsteryi.e. the edge as well as the bottom and back of the seat shell are not upholstered. It is stackable and only for indoor use for indoor use only. In the einrichten-design online shop you can get the chair with:

• Chrome-plated or colour lacquered frame
• Moulded wood shells in Natural wood look or Colour (with Textured varnishfor visible wood grain or Top coat for non-visible wood grain)
• With optional Teflon glides for all floors

Cover material

• Thonet Med: 88% PVC, 8% PES, 4% CO
• Remix: 90% new wool (worsted), 10% nylon
• Steelcut Trio 2: 90% new wool (worsted), 10% nylon
• Hallingdal: 70% virgin wool, 30% viscose
• Nappa leather Linea