--- title: "B 97 Edition Serious by Jil Sander" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/edition-serious-2" language: "en" type: "product" description: "B 97 Edition Serious by Jil Sander - Designer Side tables by Thonet ✓ Comprehensive product & design information ✓ Catalogs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2025-05-07T11:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-06-23T12:00:04+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/JS.Thonet_B97_SERIOUS_01_Glossy_Titan_graphite_black_Hochglanz_FF_448b_Litho_2025-05-07-090527_cgwr.jpg" --- [![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/THONET_2018.png)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/thonet) # Thonet B 97 Edition Serious by Jil Sander Year of design: 1933, 2025 | Design: [Jil Sander](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/jil-sander) ![B 97 Edition Serious by Jil Sander](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/JS.Thonet_B97_SERIOUS_01_Glossy_Titan_graphite_black_Hochglanz_FF_448b_Litho_2025-05-07-090527_cgwr.jpg) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Tables](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/tables-1) **›** [Side tables](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/side-tables) [Office / Contract furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/office-contract-furniture) **›** [Tables](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/tables-2) **›** [Side tables](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/side-tables-1) German fashion designer Jil Sander is internationally renowned for her purist aesthetics. Her catwalk collections consistently featured striking cuts, exceptional material quality and an innovative approach. Her collaboration with Thonet is her first foray into the world of furniture design. With the JS . THONET signature collection, she has taken the most famous tubular steel classics from the late 1920s and put her own stamp on them. In her two lines, SERIOUS and NORDIC, the designer has reinterpreted the iconic S 64 cantilever chair (Design: Marcel Breuer, 1929/1930, artistic copyright: Mart Stam), adding an extra touch of elegance and class – with high-gloss lacquered wood details, refined tubular steel frames, and seats and backrests made of Viennese canework or leather in a nuanced colour palette. Jil Sander reveals she took inspiration from a variety of looks: the finish on a Steinway grand piano, the leather upholstery of a stylish English car and the matt nickel-silver of architectural elements. The JS . THONET signature collection also includes a side table, the classic tubular steel B 97, a versatile Thonet design dating from 1933. This piece has been designed to match the chairs. In its dimensions, the table set B 97 is reminiscent of Marcel Breuer’s nesting table B 9. Its altered design, however, offers a practical advantage: the opening on one side allows the tables to be positioned over the edge of a sofa, armchair or bed. They can also be pushed into one another to save space. All pieces in this collection feature Jil Sander’s engraved signature on the frame. ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/manufacturers/JS.Thonet_B97_SERIOUS_02_Glossy_Titan_graphite_ruby_red_Hochglanz_FF_450b_Litho_2025-05-07-093818_ijoi.jpg) B 97 SERIOUS 02 ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/manufacturers/JS.Thonet_B97_SERIOUS_03_Glossy_Titan_graphite_green_Hochglanz_FF_444b_Litho_2025-05-07-093824_uxah.jpg) B 97 SERIOUS 03 ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/manufacturers/JS.Thonet_B97_SERIOUS_04_Glossy_Titan_graphite_blue_Hochglanz_FF_448b_Litho_2025-05-07-093833_hecx.jpg) B 97 SERIOUS 04 ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/manufacturers/JS.Thonet_B97_SERIOUS_05_Glossy_Titan_Marmor_Nero_Marquina_Gloss_FF_441b_Litho_2025-05-07-093839_rupy.jpg) B 97 SERIOUS 05 ![JS Thonet B97 SERIOUS 05 Glossy Titan Marmor Nero Marquina Gloss FF 460 Litho](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/JS.Thonet_B97_SERIOUS_05_Glossy_Titan_Marmor_Nero_Marquina_Gloss_FF_460_Litho.jpg) ![Presse Thonet JS B97 SERIOUS Naegele 7501789](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Presse_Thonet_JS_B97_SERIOUS_Naegele_7501789.jpg) ![Presse Thonet JS B97 SERIOUS 05 Marquina Gloss Naegele 7501918](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/Presse_Thonet_JS_B97_SERIOUS_05_Marquina_Gloss_Naegele_7501918.jpg) - 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[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. 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)