Product Reviews
Red bar stools give a cool retro look
Red bar stools are the classic interior design statement of a 1950s-style diner, and they’ve remained fashionable thanks to nostalgia and people wanting some old-school retro charm in their homes and restaurants. We stock many of our bar stools in red, so here we’re highlighting the best designs…
Bodoni gas lift bar stool
This stunning angular bar stool is very hi-tech looking, and would be right at home in a stylish and contemporary kitchen or a bar. The red faux leather gives it a slight retro feel, as does the round pedestal base.
The upholstered faux or buffed leather seat is supported by a strong and elegant chrome or satin aluminium frame.
Sitting by the breakfast bar has never been made more comfortable with the design of the deep seat and supportive backrest and the rectangular foot support is ideally placed so you’re never left with your feet dangling!
Also available in this range is the Bodoni Bar Stool and the Bodoni Dining Chair.
Pod Gas Lift Bar Stool
The gas lift pod bar stool is sleek, ultra modern and very comfortable,
with a chrome base, steel frame and tough yet comfortable plastic seat.
This stool with its moulded curves and shiny construction would not look out of place in a modern art gallery, but we can also imagine it in a retro-inspired cafe or diner. It’s great for this kind of setting because the plastic seat is totally wipe-cleanable so will stay looking fresh for years.
The gas lift feature means you can be sitting high and mighty at your bar and then sitting comfortably at the right height for a dining table!
Florenta bar stool
The Florenta is a simple but attractive piece of furniture designed by Fabio Di Bartolomei and suitable for commercial use.
Complete with a retro-style curved seat, arm and back rest this bar or kitchen stool comes in a variety of eye catching colours, including red.
It’s all perched upon a chrome frame which includes a foot rest for maximum comfort and a circular base in chrome or aluminium satin for stability.
The seat is made from high quality polyurethane and as gas lift adjusts to varied heights, making it a very versatile seating choice.
This is a ’special order’ product with a delivery time of 4-6 weeks.
4. Elario bar stool (available in retro red)
If you are looking for that retro but stylish look then the Elario is the bar stool you need. The Elario stool consists of a chromed steel tube frame and an upholstered seat with an attractive chromed band.
Available with several options including faux or real leather, the round shape and vibrant colours combined with the chromed steel the design of the Elario is reminiscent of the 60s we reckon.
Case study: furnishing an old building with modern furniture
Fuji teppan yaki bar - Quadrato bar stools
Danetti products were used to bring an old building screeching into the 21st century to create the gorgeous interior of Fuji restaurant in Stratford Upon Avon. We caught up with the Managing Director Marcella Conner, to see how she achieved the look…
DANETTI: What look were you trying to achieve at Fuji?
Marcella: We wanted to highlight the traditional features of the 17th century building and incorporate a contemporary element, creating an aesthetically pleasing design yet keeping it practical.
D: What pieces did you choose?
M: The Elma bar stool and Quadrato bar stool.
Fuji sushi bar - the Elma bar stool
D: Why did you opt for Danetti furniture?
M: The first piece that we chose fitted perfectly within the design of Fuji and the second piece contributed to it. We used a lot of reflective surfaces and masculine lines to introduce the contemporary and elegant element of the design within the traditional building. The Elma introduced the feminine curves that we were looking for and the Quarato was in keeping with the masculine lines of that particular area within the restaurant.
D: What do you think of the finished look?
M: We are very pleased with the finished look and moreover extremely pleased with the response from our customers.
D: Did you find Danetti a good company to deal with?
M: I found Danetti extremely helpful, Daniel [the owner and founder of Danetti] in particular. We had an extremely tight deadline and he pulled all the stops out to get our furniture to us on time.
D: What has the customer response been?
M: The customer response of the overall design has been phenomenal, we are the first within our area to attempt a contemporary design within a traditional building.
Fuji food
If you want to see the furniture at Fuji, pay them a visit (we can recommend the Chef Special Cherry Blossom Sushi while you’re there!).
Fuji Restaurant, 27 Rother Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV 37 6NE. Tel: 01789 267916
We wanted to highlight the traditional features of the 17th century building and incorporate a contemporary element, creating an aesthetically pleasing design yet practical.
The first piece that we chose fitted perfectly within the design of Fuji and the second piece contributed to it. We used a lot of reflective surfaces and masculine lines to introduce the contemporary and elegant element of the design within the traditional building. The Elma introduced the feminine curves that we were looking for and the quarato was in keeping with the masculine lines of that particular area within the restaurant.
The Elma bar stool and Quarato bar stool.
I found Danetti extremely helpful, Daniel in particular. We had an extremely tight deadline at he pulled all the stops out to get our furniture to us on time.
> Q: What do you think of the finished look?
We are very pleased with the finished look and moreover extremely pleased with the reponse from our customers.
> Q: Do you have a favourite product?
No.
> Q: What has the customer response been?
The customer response of the overall design has been phenomenal, we are the first within our area to attempt a contemporary design within a traditional building.
Product focus: the Santino entertainment cabinet
Santino entertainment cabinet
If you like to invest in the latest technology and have treated yourself to a state of the art HD TV and Blu-ray player, then you’ll want somewhere stylish to put all your new kit. Turn your home technology into a thing of beauty by buying a dedicated entertainment cabinet.
Danetti has a wide range, with styles to suit all homes and all budgets. This Santino entertainment cabinet is one of our favourites. It’s available in all white, white with wenge veneer doors as pictured, all wenge, or with a chocolate gloss frame combined with either white or wenge doors. All very stylish combinations we think you’ll agree!
The two end doors are ideal for hiding away all the unsightly technology accessories and discs that make a room look messy, while your TV and media players can be gloriously displayed.
Product focus: the Somen Coffee Table Stool
Somen Coffee Table
We love clever furniture, and the Somen can certainly be described as clever – and pretty too.
It’s been designed so you can use it as a stool (very handy for occasional seating), a coffee table, and also a storage box.
It’s great for use at home – where we know people are always looking for ways to beat clutter. You can just chuck newspapers and magazines, kids’ toys, or even things like spare blankets, inside and forget all about them.
It is also ideal for a nightclub or coffee shop, where it offers great flexibility – table and chair in one! It can even be used outdoors.
We recommend mixing and matching the different sizes and colours, which gives a really funky look.
Somen Coffee Table
A great coffee shop armchair
Kino coffee shop-style armchair
We were enjoying a cappuccino at a coffee shop recently and thinking about how lovely our Kino armchairs are, and how they’d look perfect in a coffee shop environment.
We thought we’d highlight this on our blog, as we know that lots of coffee shop owners and interiors designers look on the blog for inspiration.
We love the fact that the seat is slightly angled backwards, which allows you to sink deep into the chair and feel really cosy. The arms are curved – just the right amount to make them comfortable to lay your arms on them. The back is high and padded and the seat is so deeply padded, it’s one of the nicest places to sit that we’ve ever discovered (and we’ve sat on our fair share of seats).
The Kino comes in black, red, cream and brown, so you can find something that fits the vibe of your coffee shop.
And if you don’t have your own coffee shop, just buy a couple of these chairs for your home, and you’ll be happy to stay in for your cuppa and the Sunday papers from now on!
Product focus: The Kool plastic chair
The Kool plastic chair for outdoor or indoor use
If you want a designer look for your home dining room, or for your restaurant or cafe, then we think the Kool chair is a stunning choice.
The seat is made from a translucent polycarbonate material – and if you choose the clear option, it’s completely transparent, which gives a great feeling of space and is very contemporary, as you’ll see from our picture of a chic modern cafe where the Kool is being used.
It comes in a fresh and funky range of colours: yellow, red, orange and clear – and we love the idea of mixing them up, perhaps going for a zingy orange and yellow colour scheme.
If you’re buying them for a commercial setting, then it’ll be very important to you that they can be stored away easily when not in use – these can be stacked up to eight chairs high!
The Kool plastic chair for outdoor or indoor use
They will keep looking good, as they’re made from a material that’s light, shock and UV ray resistant (so no fading of the colours if they’re left out in the sun.
The steel tube frame is available with a satinized or chrome finish.
Our matching bar stools and chairs
Sometimes only a co-ordinated look will do for your home or business. Danetti’s Charlotte Laing highlights some great matching bar stools and dining chairs…
If you want a slick, expensive-looking interior scheme, you want you pieces of furniture to be from the same range so that everything looks harmonious.
It’s especially important if you’re furnishing a commercial space like a bar or restaurant – having matching bar stools and chairs, for example can make the difference the place between ’so-so’ and ‘wow’.
Below are some of our most popular matching chairs and bar stools – from the ultra modern acrylic to the more traditional upholstered leather.
Coco A Frame bar stool, matching chair available
1. The Coco range
This retro-styled modern classic is a friendly shape which would look amazing in a bar or cafe. The gantle curves make it really comfortable, and the stainless steel frame / base makes it a very designer-looking choice.
Coco A Frame chair, matching bar stool available
The Coco A-frame seat (which features on both the chair and bar stool versions) features an attractive retro-styled UV-resistant multilayer composite technopolymer shell. Available in solid black acrylic or transparent red, orange, green or smoke acrylic.
Domi chair, matching bars stool available
Domi chair, matching bars stool available
2. The Domi range
The Domi is a chic, sophisticated and very glossy-looking range, with a padded back and seat and an elegant chrome frame. The bar stool has foot rests all the way around.
Domi bar stool, matching chair available
It’s the perfect choice for a really classy bar or club environment, and could really help to set the tone in your venue. It’s also a great choice for a home breakfast bar or kitchen seating.
The upholstery is faux leather, a serviceable and practical choice, and is available in a huge range of colours.
This is Italian furniture at its best, and very hard-wearing – just what you want in a busy commercial environment, or in your home for that matter.
Candess bar stool, matching chair available
3. The Candess range
We love the stylish elegant curves of this modern gas lift bar stool and the matching chairs.
If you are looking for a comfortable seat and don’t want to compromise on quality then this range ticks all the boxes.
Available in quality faux leather or real leather.
Candess chair, matching bar stool available
Samba bar stool, matching chairs available
5. The Samba range
A stylish modern range which we’ve sourced from Italy, the Samba is the perfect piece of seating to add the WOW factor. Available with highly polished chrome legs and technopolymer plastic seat (which is available in a variety of colours) both the chair and bar stool would look great in any domestic or commercial environment. Because the chair has a stackable function it would definitely suit a restaurant or cafe.
Samba chair, matching bar stool available
Product spotlight: the Aine chair
Aine chair in white
Every now and then we like to showcase a product on the Danetti blog that we think is just a little bit special.
This time, we’re focusing on the Aine chair, because we think it’s stunning, and if you buy one or two for your your home, we can assure you that they will be a real talking point.
This chair is part of the Italian-made Aine range and everything about it, from the gentle slope of the back rest to the deeply padded seat, is designed with your comfort in mind. There’s even a padded headrest which makes it a seriously comfortable place to sit for your afternoon nap!
That’s not to say any style is compromised – typical Italians. The whole design is really unusual – from the gravity-defying chrome base, to the deeply contoured upholstery, which we think is a really nice designer touch.
Aine chair in white, close up view
The upholstery is available in black or white faux leather.
This chair is such good quality that it is also suitable for use in a commercial setting – and would look amazing somewhere cool and contemporary like a bar or an art gallery.
* Also available in this range is the Aine Armchair, Aine Dining Chair and Aine sofa.
Six of the best black dining chairs
If you want to create a contemporary dining room at home then black dining chairs are the perfect choice – they’re dark and serviceable and can be combined with either a wooden or glass dining table and because black is so neutral, you can pair it with cream or white for a monochrome look, or select a couple of other colours as accent tones.
Far from being a boring choice, black dining chairs help to create the right atmosphere in your dining space, and provide a great blank canvas for interesting interior design.
In commercial settings black dining chairs look, and are ideal for a chic contemporary restaurant or bar.
At Danetti we have a host of black dining chairs to choose from. To give you a little inspiration, we’ve chosen six that we think are particularly interesting. If you want to see the whole selection though, just click.
1. The Akia black leather dining chair
This is a cool, chic, well-designed stackable chair constructed with a chrome or aluminium lacquered metal frame. The seating and backrest are finished in either faux leather or soft split leather and come in a choice of colours including black, as pictured. This chair is suitable for home use.
Akia black leather dining chair from Danetti
2. The Agata black dining chair
The Agata is a comfortable dining chair with a stylish curved back and the solid silver powder coated aluminium or chrome legs. It’s suitable for contract and domestic use. If you choose the silver powder coated legs this chair can be used both inside or out.
Agata black dining chair from Danetti
3. The Regal black dining chair
The regal is a funky outdoor dining chair that would be just at home indoors. Moulded from polycarbonate, this stylish chair is strong and durable and happily marries a traditional shape with modern materials, which makes it quite a talking piece.
The Regal chair is perfect for use at home or in a commercial environment like a restaurant or bar. It is stackable up to four chairs high.
Regal black plastic dining chair
4. The Primo black dining chair
The glossy Primo chair is elegant, contemporary and versatile. It’s a next generation air-moulded chair combing advanced techniques with modern design. This process creates a high gloss contemporary look which would be perfect for a modern kitchen and equally at home in a café or restaurant.
Primo black gloss dining chair
5. The Lula black dining chair.
With its simple design, chome frame and faux black leather upholstery, the Lula dining chair will add a touch of casual luxury to your dining area.
It would work well in a minimalist interior design scheme, paired with white and other block colours. The chrome finish gives this chair a luxury edge.
Lula black leather dining chair from Danetti
6. The Karri black dining chair
The Karri dining chair is available in black, cream or brown leather and had solid wooden legs – a classic quality combination that looks great when paired with a glass dining table, or with a wooden table to match the legs.
The high back and deep padded seat makes this both an elegant and comfortable chair.
Karri leather dining chair
Our fantastic range of bar stools for commercial use
Modena Bar Stool from Danetti - suitable for commercial use
If you’re the owner of a bar, or an interior designer charged with decorating and furnishing a bar, we think you’re going to like what we have on offer.
We’ve trawled the furniture fairs and hunted down all the best European and high quality furniture makers and gathered together a selection of commercial quality bar stools that’s second to none.
Whether you want free-standing bar stools with fixed height legs, gas lift bar stools that can be adjusted to suit different table heights, or floor-fixed bar stools that will remain exactly where you want them, then we’ve got lots of options for you to choose from.
Colour is also our speciality – many of our bar stools are available in a host of modern and classic colours – from black, red and cream, through to purple, royal blue and yellow. Whatever the style you’re looking to create in your bar, restaurant or club, we’ll have something suitable.
Another benefit of shopping with Danetti is that we can often supply chairs or short stools in the same style and upholstery as our bar stools, which allows you to create a co-ordinated look.
For advice on making your space the most popular in town, just give us a call.
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