Ton
Ton
Est. 1861
About
TON is a Czech furniture manufacturer specialising in bentwood furniture, based in Bystřice pod Hostýnem, in the Moravia region of the Czech Republic. It produces chairs, stools, tables and other furniture using the steam-bending of solid wood, primarily beech, for residential and contract interiors. The company operates from a factory that has produced bentwood furniture since the nineteenth century. The factory was established in 1861 by Michael Thonet, the pioneer of bentwood furniture, who was drawn to the area by its beech forests; it was one of the early production sites of the Thonet bentwood business. Steam-bending solid wood at this site enabled the affordable, large-scale production of chairs, and the factory has operated continuously since its founding. After the Second World War, the business was nationalised under the communist government of Czechoslovakia, and in 1953 it was renamed TON — an acronym of the Czech "Továrny na ohýbaný nábytek," meaning "factories for bentwood furniture." The company continued the bentwood tradition under this name, and it has remained centred on the craft of bending wood. TON's products are built around bentwood techniques, combining the traditional steam-bending process with contemporary design, and the company works with designers on its chairs, stools and tables. Its identity is closely tied to the long history of bentwood furniture at the Bystřice pod Hostýnem site. TON's furniture is used in residential and contract interiors, particularly hospitality settings such as cafés and restaurants where bentwood chairs are common, and is sold internationally through dealers and distributors. As a Czech manufacturer continuing a bentwood tradition dating to 1861, TON specialises in steam-bent wood furniture.
Specifications
- Categories
- homehospitality
- Price Range
- $$
- Founded
- 1861
- Headquarters
- Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic
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Common Questions
TON is based in Bystřice pod Hostýnem, in the Moravia region of the Czech Republic, where its factory has operated since the nineteenth century. It sells internationally through dealers and distributors. Its furniture is used in residential and contract interiors, particularly hospitality.
The factory was established in 1861 by Michael Thonet, the pioneer of bentwood furniture, as one of the early sites of the Thonet bentwood business. After the Second World War it was nationalised and, in 1953, renamed TON — from the Czech for "factories for bentwood furniture." It has operated continuously since 1861.
TON is known for bentwood furniture — chairs, stools and tables made by steam-bending solid wood, mainly beech. It continues the bentwood tradition that began at its factory in 1861, combining the traditional process with contemporary design. Its chairs are common in cafés, restaurants and other hospitality settings.
TON products are sold internationally through dealers and distributors, for residential and contract use, particularly hospitality interiors. Buyers typically work through these channels. furniture.directory is an independent directory and does not sell furniture directly.