Two heights

The 640 mm stool suits a kitchen bench or counter and the 800 mm stool suits a bar. Both weigh under 6 kg, so they can be moved and stored easily, and both are tested to 110 kg.

Beech or oak

Rioja is made in solid beech or oak, with no upholstered version, which keeps it easy to clean in hospitality use.

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.

Warranty and testing

TON gives a 10 year warranty on its furniture. 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 pieces where they were invented.

Where it works

Bars, cafes, hotel kitchens, staff kitchens and workplace tea points.

Key features

• Backless solid wood stool
• Counter height 640 mm or bar height 800 mm
• 320 × 320 mm seat
• 5.4 to 5.6 kg
• Tested to 110 kg
• 10 year warranty