The establishment of the bentwood furniture factory in Bystřice pod Hostýnem heralded Gebrüder Thonet’s golden era. The furniture company slowly transformed into a global brand, one of the first such companies in the world. Thousands of modern chairs were made in Thonet factories in Koryčany, Bystřice pod Hostýnem and Vsetín, and also in Radomsko in today’s Poland and Frankenberg in Germany. Thonet chairs were exported to most corners of the globe and furnished the halls of the world’s best universities, fashion houses, restaurants and upscale beauty parlours. By the end of this period, the factory in Bystřice pod Hostýnem employed approximately 2,000 workers and produced nearly 500,000 chairs per year.