Pretty soon we'll be featuring a new semi-modular seating system from TON, named Casablanca. The collection features an arm chair, lounge chair, bench, table, and low table. It's an optimal solution for office waiting areas, hotel lounges or any space where a seamless alignment in height is needed. Take a look at the video below for a nice little preview.
Available January 2012. Submit your project today!
We all like a good history lesson. Or some of us do. Alright very few of us like anything about history unless it's a part of summers' blockbuster hits.
We're posting this anyway. TON's bentwood collection is one of histories oldest chairs; having been sat on by millions and millions of bu'' people.
In June and July 2011, visitors had the opportunity to visit the exposition "Legacy of Michael Thonet", created by Jiří Uhlíř, which was presented as a part of celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the bentwood furniture in Bystřice pod Hostýnem. We had a lot of interest in the exposition, therefore we decided to create permanent exhibit in the chateau in Bystřice pod Hostýnem. You can visit it during the opening hours of the chateau until the end of October. The exposition will show you the most interesting parts of the long history, from the founder Michael Thonet (1796-1871) to current TON production.
Growing up in a small town close to nature in Denmark made him appreciate wood as a material at an early age. The forest became a playground where he created and carved all kinds of things out of wood.
One of his best birthday gifts was tools and timber which enabled him to redesign his playhouse. Mads has always had a desire to explore and create shapes out of wooden materials. Design-wise his passion lays in clean lines and expressions that enable focus on the details. Mads has a background as a cabinetmaker and he has also worked as a furniture salesman and a carpenter. Currently he graduated at Denmark’s Design school as a Master. During Mads`s studies he spent one year at The University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Previously he also worked and studied in Dallas, Munich and Oslo.
Michal Riabic designed this magical rocking chair for TON. Named Wave, this rocking chair is winner of the competition for the best design of classic rocking chair which took place on the occasion of the 150 year anniversary of the Czech manufacturer
Coffee has never tasted so good! Tucked away in ivy league country sits a Starbucks featuring rustic decor with bentwood classics from TON.
