(smow)offline: Thonet gear shift knob

There are people here at (smow)HQ who believe this story is nothing more than PR gag.

But they are the same people who don’t believe that we have Eames Elephants to help with deliveries.

Fools.

At the Geneva International Motor Show Thonet, in conjunction with HEICO Sportiv and Volvo today launched a new gear shift knob.

Created exclusively for the new Volvo C70 by HEICO Sportiv and the new Volvo S60, the Thonet gear shift lever is crafted from oak, beech or walnut  – possibly also a metal edition, although the press release doesn’t mention such – and is available as a strictly limited edition.

Unmistakably Thonet with its smooth, natural curves, and effortless metal/wood combination we can’t say it’s our thing … but then it would in any case look daft on the (smow)blog bike.

And now we’re just waiting for the bent steel tube version.

Gear shift knob by Thonet