Bar stools: Looking good, feeling right
Monday, November 5th, 2007Bar stools and other types of contract furniture, do they enrich a person’s bar experience? Maybe it’s true they don’t rank as high on the scale as the other things that can help a person have a good time in a bar, such the quality of the drinks served and the wait staff’s efficiency.
However, bar stools can and do add to an establishment’s ambiance. The right design and the right shape of a piece of bar furniture in which customers park their posteriors to enjoy their drinks help create a terrific visual experience. The right kind of bar furniture is not only pleasing to the patron’s eye – it also makes a pub look extra attractive in publicity shots and other photo-op events.
Important as looks are in bar seating, they should take second place only to comfort. Made of metal or wood or a combination of the two, cushioned or not, innovative or retro in style, stools come in every colour of the rainbow. In today’s market, there is a wealth of design options from which to choose, and at various price points. There is certainly no shortage in quality bar stool selections these days.
One example of an eye-catching bar seat is the GM Bombo SD40 swivel-type bar stool designed by the award-winning Italian architect and designer Stefano Giovannoni. Height is adjustable via a gas lift system, though a fixed-height version of this slim, sleek, highly elegant product is available; as is a stainless steel rendition.
The GM Bombo Stool SD40 is 61-85cm tall, with a seat height of 50-74cm and a base diameter of 37.5cm. Remember my mentioning earlier that bar seating can come in every colour of the rainbow? Well, this one comes close. Seats are available in the following hues:
- Red
- Blue Ultramarine
- Orange
- Aquamarine
- Copper
- Green
- Ivory
- Blue
- Gold
- White
- Brown
- Lilac
- Grey Anthracite
Aesthetic appeal and comfort. As with many things (bar stools and other contract furniture included) there’s hardly any better combination.
