Another popular chair often copied is the so-called Thonet rocker, made of an innovative bent and laminated wood veneer, developed in the 1830s by a German furniture maker named Michael Thonet.

A rocking chair roundup wouldn’t be complete without a mention of the Michael Thonet bentwood, and this curly-cue style is just what you need for a home oozing with historical charm. The caned ...

Thoughts of motherhood and apple pie almost always include a “family” rocker somewhere in the background. I wonder if any other piece of furniture ... pieces of Thonet and his contemporaries.

Dezeen Showroom: London-based studio Industrial Facility has reimagined Thonet's seminal 214 bentwood chair from 1859 using modern material technology, with an ergonomic moulded plywood seat and a ...

Image The “Erlkönig” rocking chair by Austrian design studio Breaded Escalope, which is influenced by Thonet’s chairs and is now in the Museum of Applied Art’s collection.Credit ...

Thonet's furniture has been reinterpreted time and again by designers. Nucleo suspended it in resin, while Front previously created a rocking horse for the brand based on archive designs.