B 117 Side Table
Thonet's 1934 tubular steel bedside table with a drawer, made to pull over the edge of a bed.
500 × 680 × 490 mm
Source: product page text — B 117 — published as W 50 × D 49 × H 68 cm
1934
Germany
EUR 1,832.60 from (configuration not stated), thonet.de shop, incl. VAT, 2026-10-15
Description
Overview
The B 117 is a low side table with a drawer, a design of 1934 credited on Thonet's page to the Thonet Design Team. It stands beside a bed or a chaise lounge.
Construction
A tubular steel frame is open on one side so the table slides over the edge of the bed. It carries a lacquered box with a drawer of solid beech.
Specifications
- Dimensions: W 50 cm x D 49 cm x H 68 cm
- Weight: 9 kg
- Frame: tubular steel 22 x 2 mm
Story
Saving space by day
Thonet says the B 117 was conceived so that it slides across the rim of a bed or lounge, saving space in the daytime.
A 1934 classic
The page calls it a classic designed by Thonet in 1934, long part of the tubular steel collection that mainly holds designs by architects such as Breuer, Mies van der Rohe and Stam.
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