Charme also owns three other sexy furniture makers, Cassina, Cappellini and Thonet, and Ballantyne Scottish cashmere sweaters.

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And London-based architect Andy Martin teamed up with furniture company Thonet to design a gorgeous bentwood fixed-gear bike.

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Ms. Appleton and Mr. Clem teamed up to create Kinder Modern, which made a strong showing earlier this month at New York's new design fair Collective.1, selling several pieces, including a pair of miniature Thonet bentwood chairs from the '60s, on opening night.

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