Wednesday 13 November 2013

Beautiful And Timeless Silver Chiavari Chairs

By Bonnie Contreras


Chiavari chair, widely known as Tiffany chair or the Chiavarina, is a very elegant, usually wooden chair of Ligurian design. It was created back in 1807, by a cabinet maker Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi, who had lived in Italian village called Chiavari. Silver Chiavari chairs remain popular till today, and some manufacturers in Italy are still producing them on the traditional way.

These lovely, elegant and timeless chairs are still in use in the State Dining Room, as well as in Family dining Room in the White House. At current American president Barack Obama inauguration, his family and guests were sitting on silver Chiavari chairs. For more than two centuries now, these simple and elegant pieces of furniture are appreciated all over the world.

It is so easy to stalk them as well. It makes them perfect for rental purposes, because you can store a large number of them very easily. It is also quite easy to maintain them, as long as they are appropriately protected while in storage. Simple cleaning will be more than enough.

Originally, they were made of wild cherry and maple wood, and after that, also of beech wood and ash. The seats were made using purple willow. Thin strips of wood were hand woven and tied according to Mr. Descalzi's instructions. The same traditional method is still used in his home town and nearby places in numerous small manufacturing facilities.

Stack ability and lightness wouldn't be so important if these pieces aren't so remarkably timeless and elegant. Today you will find them made from all imaginable materials, including bamboo, polyester, metals such as steel and aluminum, and even bronze. White ones are irreplaceable when it comes to weddings, while silver and gold colored ones make just perfect environment for any special occasion.

The design might vary a little, but all Chiavarinas are lightweight, but durable, and always especially elegant, in one word, perfectly timeless. The design itself is a work of art, and it is hard to imagine some other chair design will be able to replace it. Some designers tried to recreate similar models, but Chiavari chair is still the most popular one.

Mahogany made Chiavarina is especially popular today. Its rich, warm brown tones with a touch of red look great in both rustic and elegant ambiances. Numerous rich layers of lacquer give amazingly luxurious shine to the wood. Golden honey Chiavarinas are mostly made of different fruit woods, including cherry and walnut, but other types of wood are also used.

White Chiavarina is mostly used for weddings and similar events. It is especially elegant and will perfectly fit in any decoration. Used for indoor and outdoor weddings, it can be combined with different colors of cushions, fresh flowers or some other decorative elements. Glossy black and custom painted pieces are also available in most shops specialized for this type of furniture.

Even so, white, gold and silver Chiavari chairs are the most appreciated ones of all. They are just perfect for any special occasion, simple, lightweight and especially elegant. Formal dinner, wedding or inauguration ceremony, it doesn't matter. Everything will look perfectly with these beautiful and timeless pieces of furniture.




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