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Designer
Christian Werner
Christian Werner was born in 1959 in West Berlin and studied industrial design in Berlin and Hamburg. According to Thonet's designer page he graduated in 1986, worked first as a full-time designer and has worked as a freelancer since 1992.
Biography
Background
Christian Werner was born in 1959 in West Berlin and studied industrial design in Berlin and Hamburg. According to Thonet's designer page he graduated in 1986, worked first as a full-time designer and has worked as a freelancer since 1992.
Signature Style
Alongside furniture for various European manufacturers, Werner realises interior design projects such as advertising agencies, apartments, stores and trade fair presentations. Thonet says that in both his spatial concepts and his furniture he looks for "the suspense in simplicity", and that a reserved overall picture, balanced proportions and sophisticated details mark his work. For him, design is a question of attitude that rests mainly on gut feeling, an expression of emotions through form and material.
Notable Works
Thonet's designer page lists three pieces of his for the brand: the 2001 bentwood armchair, the 2002/C002 bentwood sofa and the 2002 H ottoman. Thonet presents them together as the range 2000, which its product page dates 2015.
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Collections
Products
2000 Chair Range
Christian Werner's range 2000: bentwood armchair 2001, sofa 2002, ottoman and cushions (2015).
Prado Footstool
Prado Round Footstool by Christian Werner: 850 mm diameter, seat height 405 mm
Prado Settee
Prado square settee by Christian Werner: 1,600 x 1,600 mm, a bench seat with free-standing cushions
Zock Pedestal table
Pedestal table with a fissured oak base and a satin white lacquered steel top
Murtoli Settee
Large outdoor settee with a 240 x 120 cm seat platform on a matt black aluminium base
Everywhere Cupboard
Everywhere Cupboard with doors c 64 by Christian Werner: 900 mm wide, lacquered chest and top
Telen Module a
Two-seat settee by Christian Werner, evoking stones piled up on a beach
Everywhere Shelving unit
Everywhere Shelving unit by Christian Werner: 800 mm wide, 1,950 mm high, fixed to the wall
Selvans Bar unit
Bar unit, grooved dark walnut, natural ash or black-stained ash fronts and a ceramic stoneware top
Everywhere Bedside table
Everywhere Bedside table 2 drawers c 1 by Christian Werner: 700 mm wide, lacquered chest and top
Everywhere Sideboard
Everywhere Sideboard 3 doors c 5 by Christian Werner: 2,077 mm wide, lacquer or ceramic top
Selvans Tv cabinet
TV cabinet with one drawer and one flap door, glass shelves and a ceramic stoneware top
