Brand Spotlight - Episode 3 - Ton

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The Story of European Fine Furniture Brands

Episode III: Ton

Over a century's worth of experience in wood-bending artistry.
Now available in Canada and the United States.

History

Everyone thinks that Ton was founded in Bystřice pod Hostýnem (Czech Republic) in 1861. As a matter of fact, Ton's story started in Austria around 1820, where Michael Thonet and his sons were woodworkers. Increasing demands of this wooden seating at the time of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire led to opening new plants surrounded by beech forests offering enough material for the manufacturing process in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic to serve all of Europe. The factory in Bystřice pod Hostýnem is among the oldest bent furniture plants in the world. At the end of World War II, plants in Czech Republic were nationalized until 1991, when Ton became a private business.

Manufacturing

Ton has made its mark as a bent furniture specialist.
From the moment wood is acquired, it is put into the lengthy process of drying or saturating to maintain optimal moisture content based on the time of year, steaming at a temperature of roughly 100 degrees Celsius in a kiln, followed by the delicate task of workers manually bending the wood into the desired shape for the product requested. Once bent, the chairs are sent for staining/finishing, followed by assembly.

Click and witness the art of wood-bending by master manufacturers at Ton

Each piece undergoes thorough inspection at each manufacturing level, ensuring Ton's top-quality for each finished product. Further, all items undergo specific strength and durability tests in accordance with the European standard EN 161397 Furniture – strength, durability and safety. Requirements for non-domestic seating, withstanding even the most demanding tests. This is why the company can give a five-year warranty for structural integrity and know that the chairs will last much longer.

Iconic Items

Being the long-established brand that it is, Ton has boosted its popularity over the last century and a half, with their signature bent furniture products such as 004, 014 and 018 chairs and banana stool. Such items have become design staples for those aiming to re-create a vintage European atmosphere, inspired by classical cafés in Paris and Vienna.

Thonet 014 Chair

Since its introduction in 1859, more than 80 million units have been sold all over the world. Its iconic shapes are created by six manually bent beech rods, two bolts and ten screws.

Thonet 004 Chair

This chair features a solid wood seat. The details bent manually show excellent product quality.

Thonet 131 Banana Stool

This barstool got its name from its banana-shaped plywood backrest. The rest of its frame is based on the technology of manual bending of beech logs.

Thonet 018 Chair

This beechwood chair was created in 1876. A manually shaped bend goes through the backrest.

Awards

References

Ton's furniture celebrates innovation, while maintaining the legacy of a company whose factory has been home to generations of woodworkers. That is why choosing Ton products brings a unique mix of modern and vintage European styles and feels to restaurants and cafeterias.

Zappa's Restaurant - Havířov, Czech Republic.

Marble Lane Restaurant - New York, USA.

Flesland Airport - Bergen, Norway.

Designers

E-ggs Studio, Alex Gufler, Michael Schneider, Lime Studio, Yonoh, Eugenia Minerva, Arik Levy, Sam Sannia, Lubo Majer, Guggenbichlerdesign, Jan Padrnos, Michael Riabic, Jaroslav Jurica, Ogloj Chorchoj, Rene Sulc, Kai Stania, Lounge Designgroup, Tom Kelley, Mads K. Johansen, and Thomas Feichtner.

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