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Introduced in 1859, Thonet's No. 14 chair used steam-bent beech, a cane seat and a small set of standard parts to unite graceful form with mass production.

The chair designed for the crate

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Michael Thonet's process persuaded solid wood into repeatable curves, reducing carving, joints and variation. Components could be made in quantity, packed compactly, shipped and assembled near the customer. By 1930, tens of millions had been sold, filling cafés without losing the line of a hand-drawn loop. No. 14 is a systems-design classic because the visible chair and the invisible factory, carton and supply chain were conceived as one object.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

1859'da tanıtılan Thonet No. 14 sandalye; buharla bükülmüş kayını, hasır oturağı ve az sayıdaki standart parçayı zarif biçim ile seri üretimde birleştirdi.
Sandık için tasarlanan sandalye

Michael Thonet'nin yöntemi masif ahşabı tekrarlanabilir eğrilere ikna ederek oymayı, birleşimleri ve değişkenliği azalttı. Parçalar çok sayıda üretilebilir, sıkı paketlenebilir, taşınabilir ve müşteriye yakın yerde monte edilebilirdi. 1930'a gelindiğinde on milyonlarcası satılmış, elle çizilmiş bir kıvrımın zarafetini kaybetmeden kafeleri doldurmuştu. No. 14 bir sistem tasarımı klasiğidir; çünkü görünen sandalye ile görünmeyen fabrika, kutu ve tedarik zinciri tek nesne olarak düşünülmüştür.

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