THONET chair cantilever • S 32 range
The cantilever chair S 32 and the S 64 variant with armrests are the best-known tubular steel classics. Marcel Breuer designed them while living in Berlin in 1928. Their versatility makes them the best-selling cantilever chairs to this day, as they suit uncompromisingly modern interiors just as well as a mix of styles spanning different eras. The appealing combination of new and proven elements also contributes to the popularity of these tubular steel icons: bentwood with airy Viennese cane weave for seat and backrest embodies Thonet tradition, while the then-revolutionary tubular steel frame stands for the present and future. Thonet has produced both models since 1930. Their aesthetic restraint and clarity make these classics suitable for a wide range of settings, including conference rooms, waiting areas, restaurants and homes. The range is extended by the swivel chair variants S 64 Atelier (VDR) and the bar stool S 32 VH.
The THONET S 32 cantilever chair stands on a chrome-plated tubular steel frame and is available in five versions: with seat and back in cane weave in a bentwood frame (S 32 V), with synthetic mesh upholstery (S 32 N), with a padded seat and cane-weave back (S 32 SPV) or mesh back (S 32 SPVN), and fully upholstered (S 32 PV). The frame is available powder-coated for an additional charge, and the bentwood parts in further stain shades as well as in oak, ash or walnut. The cane weave is available in natural and in DARK MELANGE.
- Design: Marcel Breuer, 1929/30 (artistic copyright Mart Stam)
- Type: cantilever chair
- Frame: tubular steel
- Frame version: chrome-plated (powder-coated for an additional charge)
- Glides: POM plastic glides or felt glides (for an additional charge)
- Set: seat and back in cane weave with synthetic support fabric under the seat (DARK MELANGE for an additional charge) · seat and back in black synthetic mesh upholstery (synthetic mesh fabric) · padded seat, cane-weave back · padded seat, black synthetic mesh back (padded seat, mesh fabric back) · full upholstery
- Surface finish: beech I (beech II stain shades as well as oak, ash or walnut for an additional charge; not applicable with full upholstery)
- Upholstery: black synthetic piping, capped seam or double top-stitched seam, leather III including comfort padding (padded seat with cane-weave back / padded seat with mesh back / full upholstery)
- Seat height: 45 cm (cane weave / synthetic mesh) · 46 cm (padded seat with cane-weave back / padded seat with mesh back / full upholstery)
- Weight: 5.8 kg (cane weave / synthetic mesh) · 7.1 kg (padded seat with cane-weave back / padded seat with mesh back / full upholstery)
Dimensions (W x D x H): 46 x 58 x 82 cm (S 32 PV: 46 x 58 x 80 cm)

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