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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Megan Slack

This 19th-century German furniture staple is our favorite piece in Sarah Jessica Parker's home

Sarah Jessica Parker.

Few furnishings are significant enough to be categorized as 'iconic' – but in the case of a Thonet chair, it's true. 

In 1859, German designer Michael Thonet revolutionized high-quality mass production using bentwood technology – allowing him to create resilient yet beautiful curved furniture that has graced the likes of both Austrian coffee houses and Sarah Jessica Parker's home. 

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