| If brown is the new black, then bistro
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| | The Metamorphosis
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| table and chairs are the new furniture.
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| | You are probably familiar with the
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| Well, they would be, except that they
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| | original bistro table and chair designs,
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| have been around for almost two centuries
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| | where the chair's back and seat are made
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| now. Ask most people what a bistro table
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| | of steel slats that are one to two inches
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| and chair set actually is and, chances
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| | wide. The small folding steel table has a
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| are, they will shrug their shoulders and
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| | round or square top. These days however,
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| say they don't know. But, really, we've
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| | as the world becomes smaller and people
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| all seen them, especially those of us who
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| | become more and more obsessed with
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| live in cities or countries that exhibit
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| | cultivating the appearance of continental
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| continental sophistication. Yes, you have
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| | sophistication, sidewalk cafés have
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| that right. The bistro table and chairs
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| | entered into an unprecedented phase of
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| set is that easy-looking trio of small,
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| | "uber-coolness." In fact, it's common
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| inauspicious dining furniture that crowds
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| | culture especially among the young to
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| the sidewalks, providing perching,
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| | take up smoking, order ridiculously
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| posing, or lounging space to any city's
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| | expensive espressos in thimble-sized
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| latté or mocha-drinking population.
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| | cups, and lounge around all day in a
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| Bistro in a Hurry
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| | bistro table and chair set at some hip
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| Bistro tables and chairs take their name
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| | sidewalk. The good old bistro table and
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| from the famous and characteristically
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| | chairs have been sucked into the
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| Parisian style of dining known as bistro.
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| | slipstream of this urbanism. No longer is
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| Bistros are cafes that sprang up
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| | the design confined to heavy steel slats.
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| everywhere around Paris towards the end
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| | Designers use almost every imaginable
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| of the 19th century. They served small
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| | material available: wood, stainless
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| but very tasty meals, often to soldiers
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| | steel, plastic, aluminum, and even
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| who are in a hurry. This explains the
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| | wrought iron. What's more, you don't have
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| name "bistro," which comes from the
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| | to go out to enjoy the style of bistro
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| Russian or Slovak derivative "Bystrá,"
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| | table and chairs. You can buy them from
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| literally meaning "hurry." Bistro tables
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| | practically any outdoor furniture outlet,
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| and chairs were developed and patented by
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| | hardware store, or even department stores
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| the Frenchman Edouard Lecler, circa 1889.
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| | like K-mart, Walmart, or Tesco's.
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| He developed the original bistro tables
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| | Bistro tables and chairs have come a long
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| and chairs from steel, making it suitable
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| | way from their humble beginnings as
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| for outdoor dining while still being
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| | obscure little restaurant fixtures.
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| small and portable enough to be folded up
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| | Today, they're more than just furniture;
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| or stacked away with minimum storage
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| | they're chic accessories to the yuppy
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| space needed.
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| | lifestyle.
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