Brocagette

The Thonet Chair: development of the technique of curved wood there are inventions that release the creation, that of the Carpenter and cabinetmaker Viennese Michael Thonet part. As early as 1830, this cabinetmaker of engineering works on the possibility of bending the wood. Until then, this is the steaming technique used for the construction of boats and barrels, which is used for the manufacture of furniture. Thonet is developing another technique: gluing and drying of bundles of wood. This technique is at the origin of what we call the "slat-COLLE". This first success assured him some fame, but he soon finds himself faced with other problems: limitation of creative freedom and productivity problem. Thonet simplifies his technique: he curved rods of solid beech, it bends beyond natural elasticity fixing metal blades before the operation. Used white iron prevents stretching and the splintering at the time