A family that covers a room

The side chair stacks five high on the floor and fourteen on its trolley, the armchair adds a moulded plywood shell, the barstool comes in two seat heights, and all of them share the same frame language, so one specification can run from the dining tables to the bar.

Wood and comfort

Merano is made in beech, oak or American walnut. Seats and backs can be left in solid wood and veneer or upholstered, and the armchair’s pressed shell adds support without adding bulk.

Steam-bent solid wood

Every TON piece starts as solid wood that is steamed until it will move, bent over a form and held while it dries. The technique is the one Michael Thonet worked out at this factory in 1861, and the hardest bends are still made by hand. Wood is chosen piece by piece for strength, flexibility and appearance, and frames are hand sanded before finishing.

Wood and finishes

TON finishes to a shared catalogue palette: natural varnish and natural oil, stains including Coffee, Dark Wenge, Dark Chocolate, Nougat, Granite, Honey, Black Grain and Forest Green, and pigment lacquers including White, Cloud Grey, Moon Grey, Grey Shadow, Steam Blue, Graphite Blue, Factory Red and Resin Yellow. Upholstery is specified from TON’s fabric and leather ranges, or in your own fabric.

Warranty and testing

TON gives a 10 year warranty on its furniture, excluding parts bought in from outside suppliers such as cane weave. Its seating is certified to ČSN EN 1022, ČSN EN 16139 and ČSN EN 1728 under certificate 040-083093 from the Technical and Test Institute for Construction Prague, and the wood is FSC certified.

About TON

TON makes its furniture at Bystřice pod Hostýnem in the Czech Republic, in the factory Michael Thonet built in 1861. It is the oldest bentwood works still running, and the only one still making these chairs where they were invented.

Where it works

Cafes, restaurants, staff dining, hotel dining, training rooms and workplace breakout.

Key features

• Solid beech, oak or American walnut
• Stacks 5 high, or 14 on the trolley
• Chair, armchair and barstool in one family
• Barstool in 610 or 780 mm seat height
• Upholstered seat and back options
• 10 year warranty