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Michael Thonet
* 1796 in Boppard/germany
+ 1871 in Vienna/Austria
Michael Thonet was a German-Austrian cabinet maker,
known for the invention of bentwood furniture.
Bentwood objects are made by wetting wood (either by soaking or by
steaming),
then bending it and letting it harden into curved shapes and
patterns.
2021 J. Giesen