3 Great Reasons Why You Should Enhance Your Cafe With A Replica Alternative

If you’ve got a love of all things designer and really want to create a wow factor by changing your seating then you just might need to be selling an awful lot of skinny lattes to pay for it. However if you find no shame in rocking the ‘knock-off’ look, then you really should consider replica alternatives. If you’re not entirely convinced then here are three great reasons that just might change your mind.

They look just as good as the real deal

It’s true they really do! If you purchase a good replica from a specialised café furniture company many of them are classed as ‘design inspired’. This means that they aren’t set out to be exact copies but what you will have is a unique chair that looks and feels expensive, and after all, ‘unique’ is what’s going to create that all important wow factor right! Take the Masters Chair for example. Originally designed by Phillipe Starck it combines the outlines of 3 different chairs, the Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chair, Eero Saarinen’s fabulous Tulip Chair and Charles Eames’ Eiffel Chair and undoubtedly, it’s a chair that’s going to turn heads. Equally though, replica alternatives such as the Starck inspired Ribbon chair, or the Tolix inspired café chair are also just as impressive to look at.

More commercial friendly

Although the Phillipe Starck original is pretty spectacular it probably wouldn’t last very long in a bustling café with high levels of customer footfall. Conversely, many replica alternatives are designed specifically for commercial use. This means that most of them are robust, lightweight, water proof, weatherproof, UV proof and any other kind of protection that’s needed. In addition to this, many of them are designed to be stackable, meaning you can conveniently store them away when not in use.

They’re great value for money

Whilst it’s true you might be selling an awful lot of coffee to pay for a designer original, replica alternatives represent great value for money. Here’s an example. Let’s take the good old Master’s chair from Phillipe Starck! An original will set you back around $270 AUD, so if you multiplied that by 20 or 30 seats or more then it’s easy to see how costs soon stack up. Conversely a replica alternative Ribbon Chair will cost a little under $60.00. That’s under four times the price of the original! What’s more, if you buy from a café furniture specialist, then you can get all sorts of added discounts such as special VIP programs and free delivery to save even more.

At Cafe Furniture Melbourne we have a wide range of replica alternatives at fantastic prices, including Ribbon Chairs and Tolix Stools so why not check out our website at www.cafefurnituremelbourne.com.au to see our varied selection. Alternatively come and pay us a visit in person at our show room in Preston, Victoria.