HANS AND WASSILI LUCKHARDT

Thonet Siesta Medizinal chair

Original condition - well preserved, unrestored. Marked with the stamp Thonet 44 and the yellow sticker Thonet Siesta Medizinal.
Missing leather cover on the headrest.

From 1935 onwards, Thonet started experimenting on anatomically shaped, adjustable chaises longues. From 1937, the Luckhardts’ designs were marketed under the name “Siesta Medizinal”. Their main innovation was the so-called “steering mechanism”. By a mere shifting of the body weight, the three separate supports for the back, the upper and lower thighs could be moved simultaneously, hence ensuring adjustment to each movement automatically and keeping the chair balanced at all times.
The Siesta Medizinal chair was manufactured by Gebrüder Thonet AG, from 1937.