S 411 by Thonet

Minimalistic and honest, at the same time elegant and filigree: chair 118 is a classic wooden chair that adds subtle elegance to any dining table or restaurant. The principle of reducing a chair to the fewest elements possible was introduced by Michael Thonet in the mid-19th century. Chair 118 is a further development that considers the company’s heritage and goes one st...

Just a few metres from Barcelona’s old harbour and the famous La Rambla promenade, the high-rise Edificio Colón was built on the Avinguda de les Drassanes in 1970. With 28 floors and a height of 110 metres, it was Barcelona’s first building to exceed the 100-metre mark. Today, a unique restaurant and bar is located on floors 23 to 24: the Spanish star chef Enrique Valent...

The landmarked main building of the splendid library in the centre of Leipzig is characterised by impressive statues, busts and golden decorative elements from the turn of the past century. In contrast with the stony late Wilhelmine pathos of the over 100 years old building, objective functional influences of the Bauhaus already moved into the natural science reading hal...