--- title: "118 PFV" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-pfv" language: "en" type: "product" description: "118 PFV - Designer chairs by Thonet ✓ Comprehensive product & design information ✓ Catalogs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2024-11-20T11:04:00+01:00" modified: "2026-06-23T11:51:58+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/Thonet_118_PFV_Buche_geb._olivgruen_Sahco_Safire_005_664_FF_Litho_2024-11-20-100221_euls.jpg" --- [![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/THONET_2018.png)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/thonet) # Thonet 118 PFV Design: [Sebastian Herkner](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/sebastian-herkner) ![118 PFV](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_PFV_Buche_geb._olivgruen_Sahco_Safire_005_664_FF_Litho_2024-11-20-100221_euls.jpg) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture) **›** [chairs](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/chairs) [Office / Contract furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/office-contract-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture-1) **›** [Visitors chairs](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/visitors-chairs) Minimalistic and honest, at the same time elegant and fine: the 118 chair 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. The 118 chair is a continuation of this principle and, with a nod to the company's heritage, it takes it one step further. Sebastian Herkner added sophisticated details, which make the design less dominant and therefore even more distinguished. The shape of the chair’s legs is another special feature: rounded on the outer side, straight on the inner side – a design that alludes to the horseshoe shape of the seating surface. The bentwood seat frame and the handcrafted seat covered with canework refer to the 214, the archetype of a Thonet chair. The range has been expanded with the barstools 118 H. The newest member of this chair range is the 118 FV, an inviting armchair that offers even more room and comfort. This design was created by Sebastian Herkner specifically for fine dining settings and features a larger seat and wider, slightly more reclined backrest. ![Thonet 118 PFV Buche aufgehellt TP107 Credo Grapefruit 665 FF Litho](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_PFV_Buche_aufgehellt_TP107_Credo_Grapefruit_665_FF_Litho.jpg)![Thonet 118 PFV Buche RAL6003 Safire 005 Buche sw TP29 Safire 001 Buche aufgehellt Credo Grapefruit 870b FF Litho](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_PFV_Buche_RAL6003_Safire_005_Buche_sw_TP29_Safire_001_Buche_aufgehellt_Credo_Grapefruit_870b_FF_Litho.jpg) ![Thonet 118 PFV 119 PF Buche sw TP29 Sahco Safire 001 811b FF](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_PFV_119_PF_Buche_sw_TP29_Sahco_Safire_001_811b_FF.jpg)![Thonet 118 PFV Buche geb olivgruen Sahco Safire 005 847b FF](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Thonet_118_PFV_Buche_geb._olivgruen_Sahco_Safire_005_847b_FF.jpg) ![118 PFV](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_PFV_119_PF_Buche_aufgehellt_TP107_Credo_Grapefruit_807b_FF.jpg) - Request a quote - [Manufacturer's Product-Info](https://www.thonet.de/en/all-products/detail/118-pfv) - [Manufacturer's website](http://www.thonet.de/startseite.html) All 118 products - [![118 PFV](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_PFV_Buche_geb._olivgruen_Sahco_Safire_005_664_FF_Litho_2024-11-20-100221_euls.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-pfv) - [![118 SPFV](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_SPFV_Olive_Steelcut-2_0240-_HT.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-spfv) - [![118 MFV](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_MFV_Schwarz_HT_2024-07-05-094848_zxtm.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-mfv) - [![118 FV](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/118vf.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-fv) - [![118 F](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_TP29_118F_beauty.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-f) - [![118 H](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/Thonet_118_H_ID-05-1008-10594_Ergnnzung_Herkner.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118-h) - [![118](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/0000_Thonet_Stuhl__118__FS0_1.jpg.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/118) - [All products by Thonet @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/manufacturer/thonet) - [Thonet @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/thonet) Thonet Related Articles [INTERVIEWS Strong presence 4/7/2025 The internationally renowned fashion designer Jil Sander has reinterpreted Marcel Breuer's ‘S 64’ cantilever chair for Thonet. ‘Serious’ and “Nordic” are the names of the design lines with which she has given the tubular steel classic from the 1920s a new sensuality. 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. 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