THONET single-seat sofa with panels and side table • Programme S 5001 C005
Building on the archetype of the minimalist sofa with a base of bent steel tube, first part of the Thonet portfolio in the 1930s, designer James Irvine developed a versatile, adaptable furniture system in 2006. The S 5000 sofa programme is based on a simple, intelligent construction concept following a modular principle. Inspired by the increasing merging of working and living areas, it was intelligently developed further in 2020 by Studio Irvine, entirely in the spirit of its founder James Irvine, so that it fits the modern context of New Work: depending on requirements, identical armrests and backrests, or partitions for visual and acoustic screening, can be integrated into the seat frame. This makes it extensively expandable, and thanks to variable side panels it also finds its place in multi-space office concepts. The panels form the frame for various cushions, which are simply placed loosely on top. Side tables can also be fitted, connected to the sofa's steel tube frame. In this way, entire sofa landscapes emerge that can be modularly extended and reconfigured. This allows the S 5000 to work as a classic sofa in modern living environments; in its smaller version with panels it serves as a smart-working station in the home office, and as a larger variant it suits areas such as central zones or lounges in office contexts, co-working spaces or waiting halls. The programme is extended by variants with castors.
The THONET S 5001 single-seat sofa with panels and side table is a pre-configured combination from the modular S 5000 sofa programme. Two side panels and a back panel are fitted into the steel tube seat frame, together with a high cushion and a wide side cushion. The side table is connected to the steel tube frame and mounted on either the right or left. All versions are also available with castors. The frame is chrome-plated or black, and the upholstery is comfort upholstery.
- Design: James Irvine, 2006; further development by Studio Irvine, 2020
- Type: single-seat, pre-configured
- Frame: steel tube
- Frame version: chrome-plated or black
- Glide: plastic glide or felt glide (for an additional charge)
- Upholstery: comfort upholstery
- Features: pre-configured from a seat frame with two side panels, one back panel, one high cushion and one wide side cushion, plus a side table on the right (C005 – with panels and side table right / C011 – with panels and side table right, with castors) or on the left (C006 – with panels and side table left / C012 – with panels and side table left, with castors); versions C011 and C012 with castors
- Armrest height: 63 cm
- Seat height: 43 cm
- Table height: 69 cm
- Weight: 75.5 kg
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 126 x 96 x 140 cm
Comfort upholstery: Comfort upholstery is a particularly elaborate upholstery construction: depending on the model, a fine non-woven layer is additionally sewn in. This makes the cushion feel softer to sit on and, at the same time, more durable, as the cover is loaded more evenly.

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