S 64 VDR Atelier Swivel Chair frame flat Thonet White

Movement: S 64 Atelier swivel chair from Thonet

A classic in motion - the world of work is subject to constant change. Employees switch back and forth between home office, workplace and work on the move in trains and planes. Furniture classics must also become more flexible. Thonet has taken this to heart and given wheels to an icon of classic furniture design.

Marcel Breuer's S 64 is now available in the studio version and therefore mobile as a swivel chair with a central base on castors. The Swiss designer Christophe Marchand accompanied this redesign of a design classic and dedicated himself to this task with great sensitivity and respect for the original design idea.

Marcel Breuer – Visionary

After an aborted art study, Marcel Breuer changed to the state Bauhaus Weimar and studied there from 1920 to 1924. After the move to Dessau he took over the management of the well-known design school from 1925 to 1928. Constructivism shaped his style and he developed visionary furniture designs made of tubular steel. Today he is regarded as one of the most important architects and designers of the modern age.

Material and size

The frame with the five-star base is made of aluminium and is available in three colours: chrome, black and white. The wooden parts are made of stained beech. Seat and backrest are made of a cane weave with a plastic supporting fabric underneath. 

Note on the wickerwork used

The wickerwork used is a natural product. This type of wickerwork is manufactured exclusively in the Far East and is delivered to Thonet rolled up in rolls. The reed wicker threads are peeled from the Rotang palm growing in East Asia and glued together. Since it is a natural product, the quality and width of the individual threads can vary. Blunt spots are for example growth rings of the plant. Growth and harvesting conditions also influence the quality of the braid.

Thonet's furniture is manufactured with a high level of technical and craftsmanship in order to guarantee an appropriate level of quality. For example, each chair with a wickerwork covering is specially tested before leaving the factory.