| Topical suites and sola topis were as much a part of Raffles Hotel's early style as bentwood tables and rattan chairs. |
| The plain-and-simple Ercol chairs that evolved from those 1946 prototypes were delicate things, modern versions of traditional bentwood designs. |
| In the main seating area, the chairs are Thonet bentwood classics finished in silver to add sparkle to the ambience. |
| Swivel chairs were also available in bentwood, reed, and wood with leather upholstery. |
| Later, a German designer started using bentwood rods to construct the frames of chairs and other furniture. |
| No book on American seating furniture, painted fancy chairs, or bentwood construction is complete without an example of his work. |
