It was the Eames brothers that first began experimenting with ply wood, and in particular how they can manipulate the wood to follow the contours of the body. You can see how successful they were with this by looking at some of the chairs that they designed over 50 years ago, that are still sold on the market today. A typical example of this is the Lounge chair originally crafted in 1956 and is a design that can still be seen around the world today. Even though this chair is heavily padded, you can see that detail of the frame and that it has been moulded into its unique design. It is not just domestic furniture that the Eames brothers were interested in. They also made café furniture and office furniture also.

It is no wonder then that these to extraordinary designers help to shape the way that we design furniture today. Designer Alfredo Haberli has obviously been inspired by the Eames brothers and you can see this in his latest creation, the Jill chair.

Is it a café chair or dining chair? The answer is both, the Jill chair has been designed to appeal to both commercial and domestic environments. The chair itself can be put alongside café tables or other restaurant furniture or can be used in a dining room; it will not look out of place. The chair comes in 3 different wood finishes, black beech, oak and walnut and also 5 different coloured frames as well. The frame itself has an intricate wire detail that can be resembled to the Wire chair by the Eames brothers. Not only has this but Alfredo has made use of state of the art plywood moulding technology to produce a contemporary and flexible wooden seat. All in all, this chair is a great modern piece of furniture inspired by the great Charles and Ray Eames.

Whenever there is a party or an event, furniture is needed. Now you could go down the route of buying or hiring some café tables and café chairs, or if the event is outdoors perhaps some aluminium furniture or some rattan chairs and tables. There is another option however that will definitely get your guests talking and will almost certainly be the highlight of the party and that is illuminated furniture.

The most sophisticated furniture currently available in this department is manufactured by Illuminated Event Hire in Australia. They offer a huge range of furniture that has 16 different colour options along with 4 different strobe settings all controlled by an infrared remote. Battery powered that lasts up to anywhere between 12 and 20 hours, these items range from modular bar units, ottomans, cubes, bench seats, even café tables and banquet tables.

Unfortunately this is manufactured in Australia and only available for hire in Australia. As the technology progresses I am sure that such complex and technical furniture will be available in the UK soon and we at Café Reality will be there to welcome this with open arms.

For those that are looking for something similar but can’t afford to spend a small fortune on this type of party piece furniture, we do have some budget cubes that cantain led technology available to you.

The first are the light up stools. These are powered by mains electricity and available in white, red, blue or green. These are for use indoors or outdoors and are available for delivery within 7-10 working days from order.

The second option is the multi coloured light up stools. These are battery powered and include a remote control and has 4 different colour options.

We have recently added a number of new tub chairs to the tub chair section of the web site. Harris tub chairs come with a choice of wooden or metal feet. The wooden feet can be stained to a rosewood, teak or natural finish. We are offering these tub chairs in contract fire retardant faux leathers in nine leather colours and in the Pyra range of  fire retardant fabrics. This comprehensive selection of contract tub chairs are manufactured in the UK and are on a lead time of 2-3 weeks. Bing tub chairs have a seat cushion that can be easily removed ideal for cleaning or replacement if the seat is damaged or frayed. The distinctive chrome feet are angles at the rear to increase the design aesthetic. Another tub chair made in the UK and shipped in three weeks. The square shape of the Asis tub chair make it particularly inviting. This tub chair has the option of being fitted with castors for extra mobility or a stylish, designer wire frame in black, silver ort chrome. Contract tub chairs are an inexpensive and flexible solution for lounge seating in hotels, bars and cafes. They tend to be lightweight and so it is quick and easy top create alternative configurations for changing events. They are also useful additions to waiting area or reception area. We have also supplied a number of contract tub chairs for use in hotel rooms where crib 5 fire retardency is mandatory. Please contact us for any further information required on contract tub chairs