{"product_id":"rioja-barstool","title":"Rioja Barstool","description":"\u003cp\u003eRioja is a backless solid wood stool for TON by the German studio Lounge Designgroup: a light frame, rounded edges and a 320 mm seat, in counter and bar heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo heights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBeech or oak\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRioja is made in solid beech or oak, with no upholstered version, which keeps it easy to clean in hospitality use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSteam-bent solid wood\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWood and finishes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTON 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWarranty and testing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTON 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout TON\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTON 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBars, cafes, hotel kitchens, staff kitchens and workplace tea points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey features\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackless solid wood stool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounter height 640 mm or bar height 800 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e320 × 320 mm seat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.4 to 5.6 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTested to 110 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 year warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TON","offers":[{"title":"640 mm counter","offer_id":54733612941587,"sku":"371 368","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"800 mm bar","offer_id":54733612974355,"sku":"371 369","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/3774\/1587\/files\/rioja-barstool-01.jpg?v=1789693745","url":"https:\/\/genevabydesign.com.au\/products\/rioja-barstool","provider":"Geneva by design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}