Model 209 Bentwood Armchair by Michael Thonet for Ligna, (1970s) Germany

'Model 209' bentwood armchair, designed by Michael Thonet for Ligna, from 1979.

Measures H 76cm , W 52cm , D 57cm 

In beautiful, pristine condition, makers mark to frame. 

The projecting frame that forms both the backrest and armrest of the 209 chair is bent into its form from a single piece of solid beech wood. Like the original model of all bentwood chairs, no. 214, chair no.209 also consists of only six parts. Due to its aesthetic reduction in combination with the organic form, it almost looks like a sculpture. Swiss architect Le Corbusier was fascinated with it and used it in many of his buildings, for example the Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart in 1927. He once remarked that this chair "possesses nobility".