Restaurants
Restbotanica in Katowice: a prototype seen in the room before production started
Restbotanica at Panewnicka 66 opened in May 2026. Before we sewed anything for the whole room, the owners looked at fabric samples and a prototype of the furniture on their premises. Only then was the decision made on the Paris sofa in two versions, straight and curved, and on the chairs.
Scope of the project
| Element | Details |
|---|---|
| Straight sofa | custom Paris, in green upholstery, along the bar |
| Curved sofa | Paris in a semicircular version, in rust upholstery, in the corner of the room |
| Chairs | upholstered, in a patterned fabric |
| Fabric | Vinci by Fabb, diamond weave, melange effect |
| Process | samples and a prototype before the decision on production |
We started with a prototype, not an order
The colour of a fabric on a screen looks different than in the light of a particular room, at a different time of day and under different lighting. A prototype also lets you check things no photo shows: the comfort of the seat, the height of the backrest and how the furniture looks next to the elements of the interior that are already in place.
We repeat this sequence on every larger hospitality project.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | a conversation about the room layout, the number of seats and the character of the interior |
| 2 | a proposal of models and fabric samples, chosen for colour, texture and durability |
| 3 | a prototype of the furniture, seen and tested by the client on site |
| 4 | after the prototype is approved, production of the whole set and installation |
This takes longer than ordering a catalogue model unchanged. In return it removes the risk of a mistake spread over the whole room rather than one piece of furniture.
At Restbotanica this process led to a decision nobody had planned at the start: instead of one universal solution, two versions of the same sofa were made.
Three upholsteries in one room
The sofa running along the bar went in green. The corner one, following the arc, in rust. The chairs got a patterned fabric.
Three different finishes in one room are easy to get wrong, so one thing holds them together: they all come from the same family of materials and share a texture. As a result the room reads as composed, not as assembled from whatever happened to be available.
The decision on three upholsteries was made after looking at the samples on site, next to the plants in the window and the green wall that were already there. From the catalogue, it would probably have been one colour for everything.
A curved sofa has a bent frame
The semicircular version differs from the straight one not only in the shape of the upholstery. The frame is bent, so that the seat stays comfortable and the upholstery lies evenly along the whole length of the arc.
The corner of a room is a place that usually stays empty with straight furniture or forces two sofas to meet at their corners. A rounded body uses it fully. We price arcs and rounded forms with a surcharge agreed individually, because every such construction needs a separate template.
Vinci fabric by Fabb
The choice was Vinci by Fabb, a fabric with a subtly patterned texture created by a special diamond weave. A gentle melange effect gives it depth, so the surface does not look flat under spotlights.
Material for a restaurant has to withstand spilled drinks and daily use for many hours without quickly losing its looks. Every fabric we offer for venues has at least 40,000 Martindale cycles, and most of our range exceeds 100,000. We have hundreds of swatch books, so we put the parcel together for a specific room instead of sending the whole range.
With the curved sofa one more criterion came in: the way the material lies on the curve. A fabric that looks good on a straight section can wrinkle on an arc.
Chairs in a restaurant work differently than at home
Frequent moving, stacking for cleaning, contact with clothes and spilled drinks. When choosing a model we look at the solidity of the construction and how easy the upholstery is to clean, not only at the silhouette.
We make chairs and tables in 7 to 14 working days, faster than sofas sewn to measure, which take 3 to 6 weeks from the moment your payment is booked. With a combined order the finished pieces wait with us until the whole set is complete.
See it on site
You can see the result of this collaboration at Restbotanica at Panewnicka 66 in Katowice or in the photos below. If you are planning a room with a corner, a recess or a curve, send us a floor plan or photos with dimensions: +48 535 080 040.
Frequently asked questions
Do you send a prototype before the order?
For larger projects, yes. At Restbotanica the owners looked at fabric samples and a prototype of the furniture in their own room before deciding to produce the whole set.
Can a sofa follow an arc?
Yes. The semicircular version has a bent frame, so that the seat stays comfortable along its whole length. We price rounded forms with a surcharge agreed individually.
Can one room have several upholstery colours?
It can, and Restbotanica has three: green by the bar, rust on the corner sofa and patterned on the chairs. Consistency comes from the shared texture of the materials, not from one colour.
What fabric is used at Restbotanica?
Vinci by Fabb, with a diamond weave and a melange effect.
How long does such a project take?
Custom sofas take 3 to 6 weeks from the moment your payment is booked, chairs 7 to 14 working days. The prototype stage comes before production, and its length depends on how quickly the client decides.
See how we match seating to the room layout in other venues: restaurant booths.
We will advise on dimensions, fabrics and seating layout - free of charge and with no obligation.