Why this sidechair earns its place
The Asti chair goes further than most sidechairs by padding the back as well as the seat, which changes how it feels over a long sitting. The frame is rubber wood in a soft oak finish — light and warm rather than heavy — and both the seat and the backrest carry the same black, diamond-quilted fabric. That deep padding on the back is the real point of difference here: a lot of dining chairs pad the seat and leave a bare timber back, which is fine for a quick turnover but starts to tell after a full meal. Asti pads both.
Rubber wood is a sound choice for a frame that needs to hold its joinery under constant use — dense enough to stay rigid at the legs and stretchers, light enough that staff aren't wrestling with it when resetting a room. The soft oak finish keeps the frame feeling warm and approachable rather than heavy or formal, which suits a wide range of dining rooms without forcing a particular style on the space.
Bought as a pack of two, both chairs arrive with the same frame finish and fabric batch, so a full run of them round a table — or across a dining room — reads as one considered set. At 860 × 460 × 430 mm, it's built to genuine dining chair proportions, with the depth and back height a full padded seat-and-back design needs to actually deliver on comfort rather than just look the part.
