Why this sidechair earns its place
The Marty A is what a side chair looks like when it's built for a dining room rather than a spec sheet. The smart slatted back gives it a lightness on the floor that most contract chairs don't manage, while the cream and oak colourway keeps it warm and neutral enough to sit against most decor schemes without a fight. It's part of the wider Bolero Bespoke range, made to order in a choice of stains and fabrics to match a venue rather than the other way round.
Underneath the elegance is a genuinely commercial chair. The frame is solid hardwood, selected for strength as much as looks, and built structurally for contract use — this isn't domestic furniture pressed into service, it's designed from the ground up to take a dining room's daily churn of covers, chair-pulling and stacking-adjacent abuse. At 7kg it's light enough for front-of-house staff to reset a room quickly, but the construction is there when a chair takes a knock.
The seat pad is upholstered in a high-quality faux leather that does a convincing impression of the real thing, without the maintenance headache. It wipes clean in seconds, resists the daily wear of a busy service, and carries a full CRIB5 fire-retardant rating to contract grade — the standard that matters when you're furnishing a space the public sits in. Faux leather over a wood frame also means the Marty A reads as classic in a traditional dining room and equally at home in a more contemporary fit-out.
