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| The Thonet brothers, 19th-century Austrian furniture makers, created lightweight bentwood furniture. The bentwood technique involved heating beachwood rods with steam, after which the rods could be bent and shaped. This detail shows the back of a Thonet bentwood side chair. | ||||||
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