19th Century Chairs
The art nouveau school produced chairs of simplicity. The Arts and Crafts movement produced heavy, straight lined, minimally ornamented chairs. The most famous being the Michael Thonet Bendwood chair or the 'bistro chair' created in 1859 which has revolutionized the industry and is still being produced today.
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