--- title: "118 H" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-h" language: "en" type: "product" description: "118 H - Designer Bar stools by Thonet ✓ Comprehensive product & design information ✓ Catalogs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2019-11-01T10:00:00+01:00" modified: "2025-10-28T12:16:39+01:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/Thonet_118_H_ID-05-1008-10594_Ergnnzung_Herkner.jpg" --- [![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/THONET_2018.png)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/thonet) # Thonet 118 H Year of design: 2019 | Design: [Sebastian Herkner](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/sebastian-herkner) ![118 H](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_ID-05-1008-10594_Ergnnzung_Herkner.jpg) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture) **›** [Bar stools](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/bar-stools) [Office / Contract furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/office-contract-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture-1) **›** [Bar stools](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/bar-stools-1) Minimalistic and honest, at the same time elegant and filigree: chair 118 is a classic wooden chair that adds subtle elegance to any dining table or restaurant. The principle of reducing a chair to the fewest elements possible was introduced by Michael Thonet in the mid-19th century. Chair 118 is a further development that considers the company’s heritage and goes one step further. Sebastian Herkner added sophisticated details, which make the design less dominant yet even nobler. The shape of the chair’s legs is another special feature: they’re rounded on the back, and slight edges on the front create a certain break, which alludes to the horseshoe shape of the seating surface. The bent seat frame and the hand crafted seat covered with wicker cane refer to the original archetype of a Thonet chair, no. 214. ![Thonet 118 Sph](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet__118-SPH.jpg)![Thonet ID 05 1008 10594 Ergnnzung Herkner 118 H 9](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_ID-05-1008-10594_Ergnnzung_Herkner_118H_9.jpg)![Thonet 118 118 H Familienbild](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_118H_Familienbild_200810_122217.jpg)![Thonet 118 H DARK MELANGE TP29 FF 29bw](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_DARK_MELANGE_TP29_FF_29bw.jpg)![Thonet 118 H Mood 2A](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_mood_2a.jpg)![Thonet 118 H ID 05 1008 10594 Ergnnzung Herkner 2](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_ID-05-1008-10594_Ergnnzung_Herkner_2.jpg)![Thonet 118 H Buche schwarz TP29 DARK MELANGE FF 768b](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_Buche_schwarz_TP29_DARK_MELANGE_FF_768b.jpg) ![Thonet 118 H](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H.jpg)![Thonet 118 H Buche schwarz TP29 DARK MELANGE FF 807](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_Buche_schwarz_TP29_DARK_MELANGE_FF_807.jpg)![Thonet 118 H Buche schwarz TP29 DARK MELANGE FF 795b](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_Buche_schwarz_TP29_DARK_MELANGE_FF_795b.jpg)![Thonet 118 H Buche schwarz TP29 DARK MELANGE FF 485bw](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_Buche_schwarz_TP29_DARK_MELANGE_FF_485bw.jpg)![Thonet 118 H Buche schwarz TP29 DARK MELANGE FF 768b low](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_Buche_schwarz_TP29_DARK_MELANGE_FF_768b_low.jpg)![Thonet 118 SPHT ID 05 1008 10594 Ergnnzung Herkner 4](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_SPHT_ID-05-1008-10594_Ergnnzung_Herkner_4.jpg)![Thonet 118 MH ID 05 1008 10594 Ergnnzung Herkner 3](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_MH_ID-05-1008-10594_Ergnnzung_Herkner_3.jpg) ![118 H](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_ID-05-1008-10583-118_H_ID-05-1008-10594-S-1095_ID-05-1008-10579-S-1092_ID-05-1008-10577_Herkner_210121_092318.jpg) - 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In this interview, she tells us what was important in the process.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/jil-sander-thonet-s64-marcel-breuer-interview-stylepark-magazine) [FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2025 JS . THONET 4/3/2025 To mark Milan Design Week 2025, Thonet is presenting an exclusive collaboration with fashion designer Jil Sander, who is internationally renowned for her purist aesthetic.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/thonet-jil-sander-preview-news-milan-design-week-stylepark-magazine) [REVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 Nostalgia and drive 4/23/2024 The Salone del Mobile.Milano and Milan Design Week took place from 16 to 21 April 2024 – read our review to find out what moves the industry and the guests got to see.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salone-del-mobile-milan-design-week-review-design-industry-event-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Comfortable reference 12/13/2022 Kim Colin and Sam Hecht from Studio Industrial Facility have reinterpreted the classic bentwood chair with the S 220 collection for Thonet. The result is a material-efficient moulded wood chair with a base made of tubular steel. Sam Hecht explains the idea to us in an interview.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/thonet-s220-sam-hecht-kim-colin-industrial-facility-chair-collection-wood-steel-interview-stylepark) [DESIGN Thonet 2022: S 220 11/23/2022 Kim Colin and Sam Hecht from the Industrial Facility design studio have translated the formal and material heritage into the present for Thonet: "S 220" is the name of their shaped wooden chair, whose lines are inspired by the classic "214" bentwood chair.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/thonet-s220-designstudio-industrial-facility-chair-shaped-wood-bentwood-stylepark) [FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2022 THONET 5/18/2022 This year, the historic Circolo Filologico library in Milan will be occupied by Design Variations by Mosca Partners – part of which is the traditional company Thonet.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/thonet-milan-design-woche-salone-del-mobile-circolo-filologico-stylepark) [STYLEPARK RAFFLE Modern classic 1/1/2022 Stylepark is raffling off one "119" armchair from Thonet.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stylepark-raffle-thonet-119) [FEATURED A table for all situations in life 6/14/2021 Werner Aisslinger has designed the robust "1140" table for Thonet that boasts a host of ingenious details. It has excellent chances of becoming something that accompanies its owner through all the various phases in life.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/werner-aisslinger-thonet-1140) [100 YEARS OF BAUHAUS An extremely vibrant monument 5/20/2019 200 years of design history – illustrated by 70 chairs made by a single company. Steffen Kehrle’s redesign highlights Munich’s Die Neue Sammlung’s Thonet collection.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/exhibition-thonet-munich) [FEATURED Bang up to date 5/14/2019 Die Neue Sammlung in Munich is updating the presentation of its Thonet collection. The presentation was conceived by Steffen Kehrle, who has in parallel designed a chair for the museum. A workshop report.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/thonet-design-museum-die-neue-sammlung) [FEATURED Elegant, and no frills 10/15/2015 Aesthetically speaking, the new conference room at Codic real-estate corporation calls to mind scenes from James Bond and Mad Men – thanks to the elegant Thonet furniture.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/thonet)