An Austrian architect who co-founded the Weiner Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann designed numerous restrained yet visually interesting dining chairs – including several for cafés. He was deeply interested in the Arts and Crafts movement, but also embraced the mass-production of the industrial age. Those dual influences are evident in the Hoffmann Chair (1925), designed in collaboration with Viennese modernist Josef Frank. With straight, unadorned lines and a handwoven caned seat and back, this chair is lightweight and extremely comfortable. Its bentwood frame, made of solid European beechwood sourced from FSC-certified forests, is produced at the same factory bentwood pioneer Michael Thonet founded in 1861. Finished with an environmentally friendly water-based stain and clear varnish. Made in the Czech Republic. Eco-Friendly Description: PEFC-certified wood. Products that carry the PEFC label contain wood that was harvested from that forests are managed globally and locally to ensure that all of us can enjoy the environmental, social and economic benefits that forests offer. For more information, visit pefc.org.