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how to say thonet.

i’ve loved Thonet chairs forever, but i’ve been mispronouncing the name of this beautiful chair for just as long. mon dieu — i hate when i do that. thonet chairs are actually pronounced like this with a hard “t” like tawn. ack, who knew? probably some of you. and for sure vintage aficionado laurie furber of elsie green knew when she came across a whole bunch of them on a recent buying trip in europe. but i digress, it’s a very pretty bentwood cafe chair, common in many french restaurants, which why maybe some of us wanted to give it a french-sounding pronunciation.

vintage home decor online boutique elsie green started collecting thonets one by one about a year ago from flea markets across the French countryside — and then while traveling in Liberec, north of Prague, they came upon an attic that was completely filled with them. they scored a mix of Thonet, Mundus and Fischel — Some still with their original paper labels, which are so ornate, rare and quite beautiful.

The Thonets have signature steambent legs, backs and braces on the legs, and a mix of birdseye cane and wood seats — and They’re all gorgeous. elsie green has about 50 Thonets from their last buying trip, with more on the way, and we gathered up a few last week and styled them around my home — they make a beautiful, eclectic mix around a dining table, as they all have the same general design language, but each one is a pretty little work of art. and they also make for a great-looking bedside or side table to stack your books and accessories. to check out the whole Thonet collection, as well as the rest of elsie green’s vintage treasures for the home, visit their online shop.

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