When a set of eight classic old No. 14 Thonet chairs are threatened with certain doom, their ingenuity saves the day! Together they discover not only a way to escape but a world of the most wonderful and imaginative chairs from around the globe. The Thonets discover, too, that they have a talent for the stage! This charming tale by Rolf Fehlbaum, with illustrations by Maria Kalman, is accompanied by a brief and informative glossary of twenty-two of the most innovative chairs created in 150 years.

Rolf Fehlbaum , a critical figure of design entrepreneurship, led the Swiss furniture company Vitra from 1977 to 2013, and in 1989 founded the Vitra Design Museum.