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Butterflies are entrancing creatures. I remember going to a butterfly garden and watching thousands of them of all colors of the rainbow flittering hither and yon. They evoke feelings of lightness and peace, and I think in some cultures they represent hope; that’s why they are released during wedding receptions in many parts of the world.

It might not be practical to have butterflies flying around in your restaurant’s reception area to keep guests entertained while they wait to be seated. But that doesn’t mean you can’t brighten up your establishment with some funky furniture like Karim Rashid’s Butterfly chairs, which when used as contemporary reception chairs for example, would add vibrancy to any establishment’s waiting room. Not only do they look bright and upbeat, they are actually a breeze for restaurant management to clean and maintain. The plastic seats don’t require much in the way of upkeep and the fact that the chairs are stackable makes them easy to store away and move around.

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Plastic furniture isn’t always the cheap and tacky material that it is usually perceived to be. With the variety in manufacturing methods and processes today and with the creativity of the designers, there are many examples of plastic chairs and tables that look quite stylish if not outright unusual sometimes. Not only that, plastic is very versatile and lightweight. These are some of the reasons why tables and chairs made of plastic can be eminently suitable for commercial settings, like in restaurants, bars, and even hotels.

Take the Body to Body chairs designed by Marco Maran, for instance. If you own an inn or a similar hospitality establishment, you can use them as commercial hotel chairs. Why is that? Let’s start with the chair’s looks. It is said the chair, with the way its sculptural bone structure comes in harmony with the design’s shape and form evokes images of human contours. It comes in six colors or in stainless steel.

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This is a calla lily, a beautiful flower that inspired the design of the Calla chair by William Sawaya. See the resemblance between the two? If you do, then good for you. If you don’t, that’s okay; I really don’t, either. But that doesn’t matter. What’s important is that it played a starring role in Sawaya’s creation of a beautiful and functional chair that works in either residential or commercial settings.

The Calla chair that Sawaya designed for Heller earned him the 2003 ID Annual Design Review Distinction Award. It is made from one piece modified polypropylene that is reinforced with fiberglass, but it is definitely more than your average monobloc chair. In fact, an architectural magazine in Germany called it probably the most dynamic piece of monobloc furniture ever created.

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In mythology, Selene is the Greek goddess of the moon and the inspiration for many poets and writers. That isn’t hard to understand, given how romantic moonlight and the night can be. So I must admit I’m a bit puzzled as to the origin of the Selene chair that was launched by Vico Magistretti in 1969. They don’t remind me of the moon, unless perhaps he meant the crystal version of the chairs is as clear as moonlight?

The bright red versions of the Selene chairs certainly aren’t any more moonlike, though they are remarkably eye-catching. They would look good in various settings, as commercial hotel chairs perhaps, placed by the poolside, or at a café. These chairs, originally made from plastic and now available in transparent polycarbonate, are eminently suitable for outdoor use. They were manufactured back in the 1960s by Artemide, and became a runaway success. They are featured both in the permanent design collection of the Modern Museum of Art (MoMA) and in the Vitra Museum. Today, they are being produced by Heller Designs Inc.

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