THONET chair • Programme S 164
Elegant, comfortable and available in a variety of versions: Programme S 160 was developed for furnishing event venues, canteens and residential-style contract areas. The chairs can be stacked closely (up to 17 units) and feature a connecting mechanism that allows them to be linked together simply, securely, space-savingly and without tools (Thonet patent). With a low or high back and various upholstery options, S 160 offers a broad range of applications. A variant with wooden chair legs (160) turns the popular contract chair into a residential-style chair for the contract sector, for example for cafés with a homely interior. There is also a filigree and particularly comfortable bar stool (S 160 H) for the hospitality sector and for working at high tables.
The THONET S 164 chair stands on a chrome-plated four-legged frame made of tubular steel and carries a seat shell made of moulded plywood. It is available unupholstered, with mirror upholstery on the seat, mirror upholstery on seat and back, and fully upholstered. It is stackable and can be linked into rows, meaning it can be joined into rows of chairs without tools. Plastic glides are included as standard; felt glides are available for an additional charge, as are further stain shades of Beech II.
- Design: Delphin Design, 2010
- Type: Chair
- Frame: Four-legged frame, tubular steel
- Frame finish: Chrome-plated
- Glide: Plastic glide (included) or felt glide (for an additional charge)
- Set: Seat shell in moulded plywood
- Surface finish: Beech I (unupholstered / mirror upholstery on seat / mirror upholstery on seat and back); Beech II for an additional charge
- Upholstery: Mirror upholstery on seat (Sitz Spiegelpolsterung) · mirror upholstery on seat and back (Spiegelpolsterung Sitz und Rücken) · full upholstery (Vollumpolsterung)
- Stackability: Stackable
- Seat height: 45 cm (unupholstered) · 46 cm (mirror upholstery on seat / mirror upholstery on seat and back / full upholstery)
- Weight: 5.7 kg (unupholstered) · 6.5 kg (mirror upholstery on seat) · 7 kg (mirror upholstery on seat and back) · 6.7 kg (full upholstery)
Dimensions (W x D x H): 57 x 59 x 93 cm
Mirror upholstery: With mirror upholstery, only the inside is upholstered – precisely the area where you sit and lean back. The back of the seat shell remains visible in wood or plastic. This keeps the chair light and filigree while noticeably improving seating comfort.
Full upholstery: With full upholstery, the seat shell is covered all round with fabric or leather, including the back. The wood surface is then no longer visible. This makes the chair appear softer, calmer and more residential in character than the mirror-upholstered version.
Row connection: Chairs that can be linked into rows can be joined side by side into fixed rows without tools. This is required wherever many people sit together: in halls, churches, canteens or conference rooms. The Thonet connection is patented and complies with DIN EN 14703, the standard for row seating including panic-release safety – in an emergency, the row can be cleared quickly and safely.

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