Furniture

American Diners are typical American restaurants. It is generally accepted that they were created in 1872 as a way for factory workers to eat after they got off work late at night.

• The prosperity of the 1920s pushed these Diners towards an evolution. As Art-Deco was the style at the time, many Diners used this movement as inspiration for the decor. At the same time, a driving force behind the decorative style of Diners were dining cars in trains. In fact, the word "Diner" was the word for "dining car" in railroad-speak.

• After World War II, Diners continued to evolve, this time with aluminum, Formica and neon lighting as the base materials. Vinyl became indispensible for these family-style restaurants due to its moderate cost and durability.

• Current-day Diners, in the US and throughout the world, use a mix of all these different styles. It's common to see Art Deco style in the same restaurant with Bubblegum Pink vinyl and railroad accents.

Our manufacturing partner in the USA started making furniture in the 1920s. In the 1950s and 60s they became on of the market leaders in the Diner segment. The tools that were used in 1955 are the tools that are used today. They have updated their supply chain and sales process for the 21st century, but they haven't changed the products themselves. When you purchase this furntiture, you are not buying "Made in China" replicas, you are buying the Real Thing.

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