As we've said before, and will never tire of repeating, the Thonet back catalogue harbours an unparalleled treasure trove of design classics.
And certainly enough interesting and challenging designs to keep half-a-dozen contemporary furniture companies in business for the next decade or two.
Fortuitously just as Iceland's fisherman don't try to maximise profit by catching as many fish as possible as quickly as possible, so to do Thonet choose not to raid the archive every couple of months in the hope of cashing in, rather treat it with great respect.
A strategy which means one never tires of the occasional re-issues.
At IMM Cologne 2013 Thonet are launching the S 1520, S 1521 and S 1522, a family of re-worked, updated, coat rack/shoe rack "systems" based on original Thonet designs from the 1930s
Developed as an in-house project by the Thonet Design Team, the S 1520, S 1521 and S 1522 are constructed from steel tubing combined with a highly durable netweave mesh and exude what one could, but probably shouldn't, refer to as a "classic Thonet aesthetic".
The S 1520 has a shelf/hat rack and 10 hooks hidden unobtrusively behind the lower tube, the S 1522 is essentially the same just with only 8 hooks and a chalkboard extension. For both the S 1520 and S 1522 an optional mirror is available which can be hung on the hooks. The S 1521 is two shelves which can either be used low down for shoes or higher up as a double-shelf system.
At around a metre long and 25 cms deep all three should pass in most hallways/porches, and at least the S 1520 could easily be used in an office/waiting room environment.
We could go on; however, the easiest is probably a few photos....
