S 661 Moulded Plywood Chair

Name: S 661 Moulded Plywood Chair
Brand: Thonet

Günter Eberle's 1954 moulded plywood chair on a tubular steel frame, relaunched by Thonet in 2022.

Designer

Günter Eberle

Brand

Thonet

Dimensions

520 × 820 × 540 mm

Year

1954

Origin

Germany

Approx. $580 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)

Materials

Moulded plywood (walnut, oak or beech)Tubular steelPowder coatingChrome plating

Finishes

Chrome-platedPowder-coated pure white RAL 9010Powder-coated deep black RAL 9005 mattPowder-coated pearl white RAL 1013 mattPowder-coated tomato red RAL 3013 mattPowder-coated beige grey RAL 7006 mattOak clear varnishedOak stained blackWalnut clear varnishedBeech clear varnishedBeech stained olive greenBeech stained rust red

Colors

Pure whiteDeep blackPearl whiteTomato redBeige greyOlive greenRust red

Official product information

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Description

Overview

The S 661 is a moulded plywood chair on a tubular steel frame. Thonet's product page lists it as designed by Günter Eberle in 1954 and calls it a real all-rounder for dining areas and kitchens, living rooms, home offices and public spaces such as restaurants and waiting areas. The range has the plywood-shell S 661, the upholstered S 661 SPV (seat with full upholstery) and S 661 PV (full upholstery), the S 661 DR swivel chair and the S 661 H barstool, the last two also with upholstered versions.

Construction

The seat shell is moulded plywood in walnut, oak, or natural or stained beech, and the tubular steel frame is either chrome-plated or powder-coated. Thonet lists the swivel chair on a five-star base with black castors.

Specifications

Dimensions (S 661): W 52 cm x D 54 cm x H 82 cm
Seat height / weight: 46 cm, 4.8 kg
S 661 PV (full upholstery): H 83 cm, seat height 47 cm, 5.4 kg
Made in: Frankenberg, Germany

Story

Triennale, 1954

Thonet's page and brochure say Eberle's design for the S 661 moulded plywood chair, with its elegantly curved seat shell, won a silver medal at the Triennale design exhibition in Milan in 1954 and the iF Product Design Award in the same year. Eberle was then head of the Thonet architecture department in Frankenberg.

Relaunch

Thonet's January 2022 press release presents a revival of the chair in beech, oak or walnut with a tubular steel frame. Creative Director Norbert Ruf says Eberle set the organic against precision in the design.

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