Magazine C Issue #2: No. 14

Magazine C Issue #2: No. 14 – The second issue of Magazine C explores Michael Thonet’s No. 14, the iconic “coffeehouse chair” that helped transform furniture production through bentwood technology, efficient manufacturing and an accessible design that has endured since 1859.

• Theme Michael Thonet’s No. 14 chair and its relationship with technological innovation, mass production, café culture and accessible design
• Highlights the history and development of the No. 14, Thonet’s pioneering bentwood techniques, its manufacturing process, and the chair’s enduring presence in cafés and gathering spaces around the world
• Features five cafés in Paris, Vienna, Milan, Paju and Melbourne, an exploration of Michael Thonet’s life and legacy, Thonet bestsellers, the history of Czech furniture manufacturer Ton, contemporary café culture, and chairs used by well-known café brands
• Interviews & contributors perspectives from Ton CEO Milan Dostalík, designer Jasper Morrison, design scholar and collector Alexander von Vegesack, coffeehouse historian Markman Ellis, furniture designer Seungji Mun, Alessandro Stabile Design Studio, Studio Pesi, and others
• Publisher Grandeclip
• Publication date 31 December 2024
• Pages 186 pages
• Product size 17 x 24 cm
• ISBN 979-11-988070-4-5 (03600)

From its steam-bent wood construction and flat-pack distribution to its familiar place in cafés across generations, the No. 14 demonstrates how thoughtful design can become part of everyday life. Issue No. 2 traces this legacy through the people, manufacturers and spaces that continue to give the chair cultural relevance today.