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Gebrüder Thonet or the Thonet Brothers was a European furniture manufacturer. Three firms descended from the original company remain active today, in Germany (Thonet GmbH), Austria (Thonet Vienna) and the Czech Republic (TON).
Pyramis started production of electric appliances in a new factory near Athens, in December 2022, after acquiring parts of the infrastructure, as well as technology (and through hiring of former personnel) of the historic Pitsos appliances manufacturer, following the latter's shutdown of Greek production in 2021.
Greek furniture construction also made use of dowels and tenons for joining the wooden parts of a piece together. [26] Wood was shaped by carving, steam treatment, and the lathe, and furniture is known to have been decorated with ivory, tortoise shell, glass, gold or other precious materials.
1968 Pitsos 50 cc 3-wheel truck. Pitsos A.E. (Πίτσος) was founded in Athens in 1865 and began as a company manufacturing small household appliances and oil heaters. In 1959 it began production of fridges in a new factory; it soon invested heavily on the development and production of a wide range of modern home appliances, including TV sets.
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Ancient Greek furniture was typically constructed out of wood, though it might also be made of stone or metal, such as bronze, iron, gold, and silver. Little wood survives from ancient Greece, though varieties mentioned in texts concerning Greece and Rome include maple, oak, beech, yew, and willow. [56]
Sofology started out as CSL Sofas, and was originally an auction rooms based in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire. In 1982, after including catalogue seconds lounge furniture, they moved into specialist sofa retail and manufacture. The company originally started as a high street store chain, selling only its own products. [citation needed]
The company began industrial production of sofas and armchairs in 1967. In 1972, Natuzzi Salotti S.r.l. was founded. One year later, production was moved to Santeramo in Colle, where the Natuzzi Group's headquarters is currently located. In 1985, Natuzzi Upholstery Inc., a subsidiary of Natuzzi S.p.A., was established.