THONET two-seater sofa with panels and add-on table • Programme S 5002 C005
Building on the archetype of the minimalist sofa with a base of bent tubular steel, which first became part of the Thonet portfolio in the 1930s, designer James Irvine developed a versatile, transformable furniture system in 2006. The S 5000 sofa programme is based on a simple, intelligent modular construction principle. Inspired by the increasing merging of work and living spaces, it was intelligently developed further in 2020 by Studio Irvine, fully in the spirit of its founder James Irvine, so that it fits the modern context of New Work: identical armrests and backrests, or partition panels for visual and acoustic screening, can be integrated into the seat frame as needed. This makes it versatile and extendable, and thanks to variable side panels it also fits into multi-space office concepts. The panels form the frame for various cushions that are simply placed on top. Add-on tables can also be fitted, connected to the sofa's tubular steel frame. This allows entire sofa landscapes to be created that can be modularly extended and reconfigured. This way, the S 5000 works as a classic sofa in modern living environments; in its smaller version with panels it is suited as a smart-working station in the home office, and as a larger variant for 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 5002 two-seater with panels and add-on table is a pre-configured combination from the modular S 5000 sofa programme. Two side panels and one back panel are fitted into the tubular steel seat frame, together with two high cushions and one wide side cushion. The add-on table is connected to the tubular steel frame and fitted on either the right or left. Images show the version without panels; the S 5002 C005 additionally has two side panels and one back panel fitted. 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: two-seater, pre-configured
- Frame: tubular steel
- Frame version: chrome-plated or black
- Glides: plastic glides or felt glides (at extra cost)
- Upholstery: comfort upholstery
- Features: pre-configured from a seat frame with two side panels, one back panel, two high cushions and one wide side cushion, plus an add-on table on the right (C005 – with panels and add-on table right / C011 – with panels and add-on table right, with castors) or on the left (C006 – with panels and add-on table left / C012 – with panels and add-on table left, with castors); versions C011 and C012 with castors
- Armrest height: 63 cm
- Seat height: 43 cm
- Table height: 69 cm
- Weight: 96 kg
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 206 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 cushioning softer to sit on and, at the same time, more durable, as the cover is loaded more evenly.

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