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Gentle curves, contrasting materials, manually-bent wood. The Chips lounge chair is striking for its commanding airy backrest shaped like a potato chip – a chip that transforms into part of the chair base. The airy backrest embraces a cushy seat made with comfortable upholstery and pocket springs. Seating comfort is enhanced with a removable back pillow.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
We manually bend our furniture in the same workshops where this technology has been in use since 1861. However, we moved the features of this unique technique further more and mix them with contemporary designers’ thoughts. Our tables and chairs become a connection of quality, innovative shapes and a legacy to the place that has learned to understand the wood for generations.
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WHY WE DO IT?
We dream of a beauty before we start to create a product.Bending the wood is the key to its strenght.Beauty & strenght make it timeless.Our product is to be inherited from generation to generation, the same way as our craftmanship.We do it in a fair & friendly way in favour of people and nature.
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HISTORY
In 1861, a bent furniture plant was opened in Bystřice pod Hostýnem and today it is among the oldest in the world. It was no coincidence that its founder Michael Thonet, whose name the plant bore, chose this place. Surrounded by beech forests offering enough material for the manufacturing process, Bystřice pod Hostýnem also saved on transportation and labour costs thanks to its location.
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Very unusual industrial labour organisation system, where the workers were specialised in only one task, and also use of unique technologies were other factors that helped the chairs from Bystřice compete at a reasonable price and expand all over the world.
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Following a decree of the Ministry of Industry from March 7, 1946, THONET became a national enterprise and in 1953 it was renamed as TON (the abbreviation standing for Továrna Ohýbaného Nábytku – bent furniture factory). After the transformation of the political situation in the Czech Republic in 1989, the organisational structure was changed and the company became a state enterprise. Since 1994, TON has been a joint stock company.
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Visit: Ton Official Website
