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Are all Chiavari Chairs the same from all Vendors & Manufacturers?

Chiavari is the name of a chair style. All Chiavari Chairs share this similar style which involves carved bamboo joints. However, despite similarities, there is a wide range of differences from different manufacturers. The quality level and value of a Chiavari Chair depends greatly on Raw Materials used, to the quality level of the production facility, to quality control levels in place by management.

To create a good quality wood chair, only the best quality wood should be used as well as quality paints and lacquers and well trained workers and managers.

In many cases, quality is compromised to realize cheap prices. In this case, 2nd grade wood can be purchased, lacquers can be thinned too much, and necessary steps such as final top coats, extra sanding and inspections are skipped realizing cheap quality and disappointing Chiavari Chairs.

Vision Furniture has pioneered a new quality of Chiavari Chair production in China. We use only top quality Acacia wood, and are the only company that has implemented a Total Quality Management Solution in all aspects of production.

Vision Furniture understands that your Chiavari Chairs are a business investment that is a reflection on your company’s image and values.

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Which is better Wood, Resin or Metal Chiavari Chairs?

Vision Furniture specializes in producing high quality wood Chiavari chairs.

Wood is a great material for producing strong and beautiful chairs at an excellent value. Wood chairs are easy to repair and maintain with inexpensive touchup products. Wood is also historically preferred as a medium for chair seating and it gives a more high-end touch and feel than a plastic or a metal chair.

Wood chair joints that are glued under pressure are almost always preferable to any joint involving screws. Screw joints will come loose over time and require much attention. Good quality wood joints will remain strong for a very long time and they can be repaired whereas with metal or resin, once the screw is stripped it's basically ruined.

Resin vs. Wood Chiavari Chairs

• Resin Chiavari Chairs are produced using a plastic / resin compound.
• Resin Chiavari Chairs need to be reinforced with metal rods because resin material is not strong enough for the chair structure on its own.
• Resin Chiavari Chairs are usually heavier and more expensive than wood chairs
• Sometimes the Resin outside Material is weaker than the metal reinforcement rods and can crack exposing the metal insides.
• Resin attracts dirt and dust because it can conduct static electricity. Dirt usually accumulated in the scratches in the Resin and is hard to clean. It is a fallacy that Resin Chairs require little maintenance.
• Wood chairs usually always have a more beautiful finish than Resin Chiavari Chairs because the wood chair uses furniture grade lacquers for a finish. The Resin Chair typically has a color colored Resin that is built into the Resin Compound.
• It is easier to maintain and refinish wood chairs. And, touchup products are readily available from Vision Furniture to repair and maintain our products.

Metal Chiavari Chairs vs. Wood Chiavari Chairs

• Metal Chiavari Chairs typically ship KD (knock down).
• Metal Chiavari chairs are typically not as beautiful as wood Chiavari Chairs because the bamboo joints are not as pronounced or defined.
• The back of the wood chair is steam bent to provide a gently curving back. The styling is very nice of the wood chair. These elements may not exist on current models of metal chairs which are usually have rougher design elements.

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What is the difference between Tiffany Chairs, Chiavari Chairs and Chivari Chairs?

All of the following names represent the same chair. Typically Mexico and Latin America use the name “Tiffany Chair”. In the USA, Chiavari and Chivari are used interchangeably.

The correct spelling is “Chiavari” which is names for the town of Chiavari, Italy where the styling first originated possibly as the Campanino Chair which maintains slight resemblance of the Chiavari chairs of today.

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What is the difference between Assembled and Knockdown (KD)?

KD is short for knockdown meaning that the chair ships unassembled and will need assembling prior to use. The advantages of KD is the cost savings when transporting and shipping the chairs because the chairs ship flat packed.

KD works best for Resin Chiavari Chairs such as Drake Corp’s resin chairs which ship unassembled but are produced with exacting measurements so they are easier to assemble than the wood.

With wood chairs, the strongest wood chairs are assembled and tested at the factory. In this way, you will achieve strong furniture grade joints and will not have the problem with the KD screw joints where the screws may loosen quickly.

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Where are Vision Furniture’s Chiavari Chairs made?

Vision Furniture’s Chiavari Chairs are produced from Acacia wood which grows in Northern China. There, the climate is seasonal which is ideal for the growth of good quality strong hardwood which has similar characteristics to European Beech wood.

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Where do you ship to and what countries have you done business in?

In the domestic USA, Vision Furniture provides quick and efficient shipping to all USA states.

Vision Furniture has experience shipping Chiavari Chairs to many countries including: Canada, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Romania, Greece, Singapore, Angola, and Caribbean Islands, etc.

For our International Customers, our direct container program is a great option to obtain high quality Chiavari Chairs delivered directly to your local Shipping Port.

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Is there a difference between Vision Furniture’s Acacia Wood Chairs and European Beech Wood Chiavari Chairs?

The only difference is in the type of wood that is used to produce the chair as they are from 2 different species of wood.

Both Acacia and Beech have excellent properties for making excellent quality chairs. Beech is very plentiful in Europe and Acacia is plentiful in Northern Asia.

It is important that your chairs are produced using only the best quality wood without Rot or other wood problems.

Vision Furniture only produces using the best quality Asian Acacia wood. Our chairs are strong because the wood we select is strong. Poor quality factories only produce with cheap quality wood which means their chairs will have knots and rot that will crack and break much sooner than a chair produced with good wood. Bad quality wood is significantly cheaper than using 1st quality wood.

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If I could buy Chiavari Chairs much cheaper directly from China, why should I buy from Vision Furniture?

Vision Furniture offers a great value workhorse product that is very competitive in the International market. When considering container load purchases, our chairs cost more than other factories in China.

Here are the advantages of buying from Vision Furniture and why our chairs cost more:

• High Quality Wood, Good Factory Management, Quality Control and Quality raw materials costs more and adds to the overall Chair Cost.
• We expect satisfied customers and repeat buyers.
• Vision Furniture produces thousands of chairs which are intended for the USA and international market. All production is produced to specific standards for the chair structure and finish.
• A container purchase is a large investment and, there are certain aspects of the production that are important for our customers such as good strong chair joints, a beautiful chair finish, the quality of the cushion, the availability of touchup products and sufficient packaging material.
When you open your container purchase, you should be pleased with the value and quality of your purchase.
• Most importantly, there will be no expensive problems of receiving chairs with a bad quality finish, or chairs with poor quality wood that will break easily, or chairs that have been damaged because of insufficient packaging material for the transport.
• Purchasing chairs from a poorly managed factory is very expensive and very risky.

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Do I need protective chair covers?

Your need for chair covers will all depend on how you will use Chiavari Chairs.

For a ballroom where the chairs will remain on the ballroom floor and where stacking will be minimal, chair covers are not necessary because the wear and tear may be minimal. However, you may want to purchase some chair covers to have on hand for certain chairs that will be stored in a dusty environment or that are transported to other facilities.

Rental companies that are constantly transporting Chiavari Chairs to events will benefit when implementing protective chair covers.

Here is how:

1. They will keep the chair dust free in the warehouse so, you will not need to wipe down each chair prior to each rental
2. The chair covers protect each chair when stacked. In this way, the seat edge and, the wood finish is protected. Most of the wear and tear occurs to the paint finish, especially when the chairs are being transported to events.
3. Save your cardboard packaging material and use them as row dividers. When using chair covers, use cardboard row dividers in your truck. Combining chair covers and row dividers is crucially important.

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How do I maintain my Chiavari Chairs and how can I touchup my chairs?

Vision Furniture offers a full supply of professional grade touchup materials selected and made specifically for each of our chair finishes.

In the chair rental business it is very important to maintain the quality level of your rental products as your customers know the difference between companies that do take care of their chairs and those that do not.

Here is how you successfully preserve your Chiavari chairs:

1. Buy good quality chairs.
2. Cover your chairs in chair covers. This will protect the chairs from dust in the warehouse and greatly reduce damages and wear and tear during shipping
3. Use a cardboard divider between each row of chairs in your truck. Save our cardboard packing material and use them as row dividers when shipping your chairs.
4. Check the chair structure and the chair feet prior to each rental
5. Use our Touchup Products for routine maintenance.

In this way, your chairs will be in excellent shape and, your clients will be very happy.

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How high can these chairs stack?

It is typical to stack chairs 6-8 chair high without much of a problem. However, one must realize that the higher one stacks, the more likely the stack is to fall. So, good judgment must be made in consideration to the level of your floor. 7 Chairs high is a good option.

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How much space will my Chiavari Chairs take up?

Each stack of 7 chairs has a footprint of 16” x 24” or 2.66ft sq. So, for an inventory of 100 Chairs, you will approx. 14.28 stacks of chairs which will take up approx. 38ft. sq of space.

When planning storage space for your rental chairs, make sure to allow for enough room for a working / rental preparation area.

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Is Vision Furniture’s Chiavari Chair cart compatible with Chiavari Chairs from other companies?

Our Chiavari Chair Cart called the "Chair Shark" is compatible with other stacking Chiavari chairs as long as the rear leg opening is at least 10.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall.

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What is a Clear Resin, or Ice Chiavari Chair?

Our Clear Chiavari Chair is a beautiful option for a unique and trendy look within your decor. This modern chair will transform your event through its ability to capture and reflect the lighting and ambience of the room in a glass, crystal or ice like manner.

The chair is made of clear polycarbonate resin, which is a very strong and durable material. It has high impact-resistance and highly transparent- it actually has better light transmission than many kinds of glass, making it a beautiful choice for your events.

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What is the difference between Acrylic vs. Polycarbonate?

There are several reasons why Polycarbonate is a better material to use for Chiavari Chairs. Acrylic does tend to be cheaper because the material is inexpensive and it is a little easier to work with in terms of molding it into shape. Acrylic however, is more likely to chip because it has less impact resistance than Polycarbonate. Polycarbonate, on the other hand, is the preferred material by the government and other agencies where strength and integrity is important. It is used in bulletproof windows and even the cockpit windows for fighter jets. Because of its superior qualities, polycarbonate does cost more to produce and work with.

We use 100% Virgin Polycarbonate polymer because of the many properties that make it the right choice for our chairs. It makes for a beautiful chair and is a great complement in your contemporary design.