Focus day Thonet in the MAK

During VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the MAK ART SOCIETY (MARS) will be dedicating a day to furniture manufacturer Thonet: with a panel discussion including Konstantin Grcic and Robert Stadler, the presentation of a gift of Thonet objects (designed by Stefan Diez, Naoto Fukasawa, Konstantin Grcic, Robert Stadler, and others), a workshop for children (MINI MARS) and a bentwood-bending event with the Viennese design collective breadedEscalope. There will also be tours through the MAK Permanent Collection focusing on bentwood furniture; these tours will introduce products by the company Thonet and its Viennese competitors from the period between 1830 and 1930.

Participation is by invitation. Information and registration: makartsociety@MAK.at