THONET Table Desk • Programme S 285
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THONET Table Desk • Programme S 285
As if Marcel Breuer had anticipated the home office and mobile computers of our time: his compact tubular steel desk is an elegant companion for today's lifestyle and way of working. Designed for Thonet, the desk is a successful example of the Bauhaus's programmatic ambition to unite art and technology into a new whole. Trained as a carpenter, Breuer combined his knowledge of tubular steel as a material with his experience in interior design. The table top and storage elements, made of lacquered or stained wood, fit harmoniously into the frame of bent tubular steel. The load-bearing frame consists of a single curved line, within which the wooden elements, defined by clear shapes, appear to float. Balanced in its proportions, the piece embodies a significant chapter of contemporary history, known as "Die neue Sachlichkeit" (New Objectivity). Thonet continues to produce various versions of this distinctive model to this day.
The S 285 is the base model of the programme: 164 cm wide, 76 cm deep and 73 cm high. Four configurations are available – four shelves, two shelves with a small body, a large body with two shelves, or a large and a small body with central locking. The drawers run on full extension with soft-close damping; for the small drawer, a cross-divider is available at an additional cost. The table top and elements are chipboard with real wood veneer and are selected independently of the frame: the wood in beech, ash, oak or walnut, or alternatively finished with opaque lacquer, the frame chrome-plated or powder-coated. The narrower versions of the programme are S 285/0, S 285/1 and S 285/2, with the widest being S 285/5.
- Design: Marcel Breuer, 1935
- Type: Desk
- Frame: Tubular steel, chrome-plated (powder-coated at an additional cost)
- Table top: Chipboard with real wood veneer
- Features: Drawers with full extension and soft-close damping
- Configuration: 4 shelves · 2 shelves, 1 small body · 1 large body, 2 shelves · 1 large body, 1 small body with central locking
- Surface: Beech I (ash, oak, walnut or opaque lacquer at an additional cost)
- Glides: no glides as standard (plastic glides or felt glides at an additional cost)
- Optional: ThonetClip® cable clip, 3 pieces (at an additional cost)
- Weight: 74 kg
Dimensions (W x D x H): 164 x 76 x 73 cm
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