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1010 and 1580 are the new collections of modern wooden tables produced by the Thonet furniture company. Designed by Marc Venot French and Italian Claudio Bellini, show the charm that arises from a simple but well resolved.

1010, by Marc Venot

The first collaboration between a young Parisian designer Thonet has resulted in this set of wooden side tables, based on the classic table games steel tube of the German firm.

The program parts are surprisingly light aesthetic that emerges from a simple design marked by delicate curves and light tone wood.

Venot Marc was born in Paris in 1979. After finishing their studies in Physics and Mathematics at Jussieu University in Paris, decided to start a new study, Industrial Design. From 1999 to 2004, studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI), the prestigious French institute dedicated solely to the teaching of industrial design.

Venot designed lamps, furniture and kitchen items for clients such as Ligne Roset and different hotels in Paris. His articles have won awards in France on numerous occasions and won first place in the competition to design the Musee des Arts Decoratifs et de la Mode in Paris.

Mesa 1580, by Claudio Bellini

Claudio Bellini Italian designer has created an elegant range of tables, dining and center, characterized by its modern, light and elegant shaped by a smooth rounded edges.

Bellini himself says he “wanted to design for Thonet a product that was inspired by the simple forms of nature. On the other hand, no less important was the use of wood. I have great respect for a design language pure and natural and for this reason, try to apply it in my designs. “

The frame and the board from 1580 are available in beech (natural and painted), oak (clear varnish or black), walnut and Corian. In addition, the program increases the likelihood of presentation to allow materials from the board and the table can be combined as desired. To complement the table is already working on a chair.

Measurements:
Dining table: 140 x 140 x 74 h cm, 180 x 90 x 74 h cm, 200 x 100 x 74 h cm, 220 x 110 x 74 cm.
Coffee table: 120 x 70 x 38 h cm, 120 x 120 x 38 h cm.

Claudio Bellini lives and works in Milan, where he was born in 1963. In 1990, he finished his studies in architecture and industrial design at Politecnico di Milano University and gained international experience in research projects in industrial and furniture design. Bellini designs products for leading customers such as Frezza and Agape. It also collaborates with the design of showrooms and participates in numerous architectural competitions.

In 2006, he founded the study Claudio Bellini Design Design. In addition, he teaches design at the University of Genoa. Since 2003 he is the artistic director of the Italian company Barazzoni. His works have been awarded numerous awards, including the IF Design Award and Red Dot Design Award.

The Thonet firm, founded by the carpenter and furniture maker Michael Thonet German, is known worldwide for its bentwood chairs, a technique developed by the same company from 1819. This technique allowed for the first time a piece of furniture can be manufactured in series.

A Thonet chair should be most successful in history: Chair No. 214, which is said to have sold over 50 million units.

In the 30′s of last century, expanded its product range with the steel tube furniture designed by Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, the three closely related to the Bauhaus.

Today, in the classic Thonet manufactured curved wood and steel tube as well as many new products from renowned architects and designers, as Stefan Diez, Norman Foster, James Irvine, Jehs & Laub, Glen Oliver Löw. The family business is currently under the baton of the fifth generation Thonet and its corporate headquarters and production plant is in Frankenberg (Germany).