Model 53 armchair by Jaroslav Smídek for Thonet - 1950s

Armchair designed by Jaroslav Šmídek. Type 53. Manufactured by TON during the 1960’s. Represents the Brussels style, which formed after the enormous success of chech design during the Expo 58 Brussels World’s Fair in the year 1958. Frame made of bent beechwood. Fully renovated, both wooden and upholstered elements. The shape has been kept in every detail as original.