
From Workshop to Factory: How Thonet Invented Serial Production
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Inside the Moravian floor plan that scaled bentwood from artisanal craft to industrial icon.

Inside the Moravian floor plan that scaled bentwood from artisanal craft to industrial icon.
Inside the physics of bentwood: why beech, steam, and iron straps turned curves into industrial strength.
How Thonet’s part-based packing created a nineteenth‑century global supply chain for affordable, durable chairs.

The Thonet No.14 turned cafés into modern social engines—light, breathable, and endlessly rearrangeable.