What is a bistro chair?

Bistro chairman is a versatile chair used in restaurants, cafes and residential houses around the world. It fits comfortably in every era and even ages well. According to some, how the chair matures and the structure relaxes, becomes softer and the formal into an even nicer piece of furniture. Although most manufacturers have to improve or even replicate the original wooden chair, many have created Copycat styles using plastic or metal. These chairs are used inside and out as functional and stylish seating options.

Bistro chairman has a rich and interesting history. It started with Michael Thonet, a German-Austrian, who lived from 1796 to 1871. Michael began his career as a cabinet manufacturer after the apprentice of the carpenter. He worked independently for many years, built his reputation as a quality craftsman, and at the age of 20. Century tried to make furniture from bound wooden slats. His first success was in 1836, when he crushed the chair of Boppard Layerwood. This chair was a close cousin whoToday the chairman of the bistro.

In 1849, Thonet connected with his five sons to start his own Bentwood Furniture Furniture. The following year he produced Chairman No. 1, which won a bronze medal at the world exhibition in London. Four years later he won a silver medal at the exhibition of the Paris World Exposition. He constantly improved production and expanded his company. But perhaps his greatest success was in 1859, when he created the chairman of Bistro No. 14.

Simple, classic and distinctive design of the Bistro chair consisted of only six wooden components and held together two nuts and ten screws. He won the brothers Thonet a gold medal at the 1867 World exhibition. Elegant chair no. 14 Bistro was sold worldwide in numbers that reached 50 million until 1930.

practical economic yet beautifully shaped and easily disassembled chairs are likely to be responsible for their oBROVSKÝ SUCCESS. Before Michael Thonet died in 1871 at the age of 75, his company at such a modest beginning boasted offices in almost 20 countries. Bistro Chairman No. 14 is still considered "chairman of chairs", his timeless model is still used in countless restaurants, houses, offices and cafes around the world.