--- title: "S 285 2" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/s-285-2" language: "en" type: "product" description: "S 285 2 - Designer Writing tables / Escritoires by Thonet ✓ Comprehensive product & design information ✓ Catalogs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2022-03-05T01:45:20+01:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/t/thonet/produkte/s-285-2/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/s-285-2-1.jpg" --- [![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/THONET_2018.png)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/thonet) # Thonet S 285 2 Presented: [Orgatec 2014, Cologne](https://www.stylepark.com/en/fair/orgatec-2014-cologne) | Year of design: 1935 | Design: [Marcel Breuer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/marcel-breuer) ![S 285 2](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/t/thonet/produkte/s-285-2/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/s-285-2-1.jpg) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Tables](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/tables-1) **›** [Writing tables / Escritoires](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/writing-tables-escritoires) This tubular steel desk is a successful example of the Bauhaus' programmatic claim of combining art and technology into a formal unit. The tabletop and storage elements made of varnished or stained wood harmonically fit in with the tubular steel design. The supporting frame consists of a single line; the wooden elements seem to float in it. The simple piece of furniture, which is formally balanced in its proportions, represents an expressive piece of contemporary history known as "The New Objectivity." We produce various versions of this model. Frame chrome-plated tubular steel, body in stained oak and ash, ash open pore lacquer or body lacquered in various colors. Drawers lockable with central lock. Also available as a version with open shelf compartments or in a ""Pure Materials"" version with oiled walnut veneer. Current product changes: \- We have equipped the desk's drawers with a self-closing drawer track. Due to the increased size of the track, the arrangement and number of drawers has therefore changed. \- The desks are also available in a mirror-inverted version. 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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)