Armchair Fn 24 (S 411) (#60)

Willem Hendrik Gispen (1890 - 1981)

original original condition including fabric cover, fabric professionally cleaned, armrests painted with polyurethane to a high gloss, original chrome polished

Producer Mücke-Melder, Fryštát, cat. Type Fn24 (in license for Thonet-Mundus as type S 411), later Kovona np

The upholstered armchair is based on the original design of the so-called spring chair Marcel Breuer, for which WH Gispen designed the upholstery of the seat and the backrest. After 1933, when the development of tubular furniture began to adapt to the requirements of customers who had already requested upholstered furniture, this type of armchair became a model for many manufacturers, both abroad and especially for Czechoslovak manufacturers. It was produced by all domestic companies (Slezák, Gottwald, Mücke-Melder, Thonet, SAB). In its slightly modified form, it remained the longest-produced model in the production of the company Vichr a spol, later Kovona, which produced it even after the post-war reorganization.

A very popular type, fa. Gottwald produced it as type Ek 34 until 1940, the company Slezák as type K 29.