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Modern Dining Room Chairs

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Famed Black Metal Chair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Famed black metal chair brings comfortable seating with luxurious design to your living room... The FAMED chair, where comfortable sitting is at the f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Modern Oak Upholstered Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Upholstered Dining Chair in a light echo oak finish frame. The slender winged back and seat are upholstered in performance fabric. Raised on square ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Set of 4 Sculptural Patinated Oak Spinning Chairs, Europe ca early 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
The ‘spinning chair’, this historic type of seating has had numerous modern interpretations across Europe, however, most preserved the main functional characteristics: solid wood, enduring, high quality craftsmanship, a tall, straight back for good posture and freedom of movement. The art of spinning yarn is thousands of years old, but the spinning wheel as we know it is estimated to have arrived in Europe around the middle of the 13th century and along with it came the three or four-legged spinning chair. The backs were often hand carved with various motifs or fantasy creatures making each one unique and individual. As these oak chairs show, the Modernist movement influenced the traditional design by removing most of the intricate decorative elements, and substituting them with a more streamlined structure. The carved high backs and octagonal seats...
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Early 20th Century European Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Arches Dining Chair, Walnut & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Chair Design at the International Design & Architecture Awards 2021 Honorable Mention at the European Product Design Awards 2021 The Arches dining chair is designed in the like...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Recalled Brass Blue Velvet Chair 'Set of 8' **LEAD TIME 5 WEEKS**
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
**LEAD TIME 5 WEEKS** The recalled blue chair brings out your resonance for antiquity with its fine workmanship and aesthetic form combined with practical comfort. Measures: Length...
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2010s Turkish Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Sculptural Ladder-Back Chairs, Europe first half of the 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Over the 20th century, European designers fused traditional crafting techniques and styles with modern materials, design, and industry. The ladder-back chair was one of the most popular chairs of its time. Today, classic ladder-back chairs and their more modern reiterations are desirable, collectible pieces thanks to their distinctive look, quality, and history. Since Gio Ponti’s “Fireside” chair...
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20th Century European Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Modern Greyed Oak Upholstered Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Upholstered Dining Chair in a grey echo oak finish frame. The slender winged back and seat are upholstered in performance fabric. Raised on square tapered legs. Dimensions: 21.5" W ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

AUREA Dining Chair in Beige Velvet and Brass tips
Located in Frazão, Porto
Sophisticated design, very comfortable and well balanced piece. The AUREA dining chair’s back is highlighted by a delicated quilting in diamond’s s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Lucite Acrylic, Brass Detailed and Leather Jetson Glamour Dining Chair
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Jetson dining chair is part of the Tala collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This Futuristic style dining chair has a ...
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2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Brass, Steel

ZOLA Dining Chair
Located in Frazão, Porto
Originally inspired by our unique Invicta chair, ZOLA conspires to create an undeniable atmosphere of modernity and elegance in any interior. Fully cover...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Fabric, Faux Leather

Modern Laurence Dining Chairs, DEDAR Bouclé, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence bouclé dining chair w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Bouclé, Wood

Set of Six Topiary Collection Dining Chairs by Richard Schultz for Knoll, 1997
Located in Hamburg, PA
A wonderful Topiary Collection of Six White Powder-Coated Dining Chairs for Knoll. These chairs were designed by renowned designer Richard Schultz who creates objects to look like ar...
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1990s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Aluminum

Chocolate and Black Memento Chair, Jesse Sanderson
Located in Geneve, CH
Chocolate and black Memento chair, Jesse Sanderson Original signed chair by Jesse Sanderson Materials: leather, steel Dimensions: W 43 x D 50 x H 80 cm Seating height: 47 cm. F...
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2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Steel

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Chair, Leather or Textile Seating, Caning Backboard
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Cane, Hardwood

Modern Organic Chair in Solid Wood, Upholstered Flexible Seating
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." Introducing the Collana Chairs, Armchairs and ottomans Collection, a testament to the...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood, Fiberglass

Set of 6 Custom Modern Cream Dining Chairs in Ostrich Print Faux Leather
Located in North York, ON
Set of 6 Custom Modern cream dining chairs in Ostrich print faux leather. Crafted in Canada with solid wood frame. Featured in shadow white lacquer with contrasting cream ostrich pri...
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2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Faux Leather

Set of 3 Counter Bar Stool w Backrest Natural Tan Saddle Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces whe...
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2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

White Oak Dining Chair with Leather Seat or Dining Chair GH2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reminiscent of an old farmhouse chair, the dining chair GH2 is second in the collection of chairs designed for the restaurant Auburn in Los Angeles. The piece is handcrafted by our t...
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Textiles or Leather Seatings, Caning Backboard
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Textile

CORDOBA S dining chair with solid wood legs
Located in Frazão, Porto
Elegant and timeless design, the CORDOBA chair is very comfortable and engaging, suitable for contemporary spaces. Cordoba is available to order in fabr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Lacquer, Wood

Classic Upholstered Scoop Back Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With an upholstered back, arm, and tight seat cushion, in the Draper performance fabric, with traditional square tapered legs in our light mangrove finish. Dimensions: 21" W x 25" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

8 Modern Classic Steelcase Warren Snodgrass Dining Chairs Light Oak Bentwood
Located in Topeka, KS
Stellar vintage modern classic Steelcase Snodgrass dining chairs in light oak bentwood by Warren Snodgrass, set of 8. Comprised of bentwood frames, be...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Oak, Bentwood

Rationalist Dining Chairs in Oak, Holland, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Oak dining chairs, Dutch Art Deco era, Hague school, 1928. Minimalist and modern for its time. Truly an Avant-Garde item. Certainly an inspiration for later Scandinavian Modern desig...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Emeco Broom Stacking Chair in White by Philippe Starck
Located in Hanover, PA
Philippe Starck and Emeco came together to create a new chair that is reclaimed, repurposed, recyclable – and designed to last. The chair is made from 75% waste polypropylene and 15% reclaimed wood fiber that would normally be swept into the trash, “Imagine”, says Philippe Starck, “a guy who takes a humble broom and starts to clean the workshop and with this dust he makes new magic”. That’s why we call it Broom chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Plastic

Emeco 1 Inch Reclaimed Chair in Bordeaux by Jasper Morrison
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Reclaimed Jasper Morrison designed a one-piece mono-block stackable chair, that is useful and durable, engineered to meet the demands of high use environments, and sui...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Plastic

Emeco Alfi Chair in Red and Ash with High Back by Jasper Morrison
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Morrison together, designed and engineered The Alfi Collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Alfi reflects Emeco and Morri...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Coastal Breeze Upholstered Arm Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
In our Sea Salt finish, the upholstered arm chair displays a comfortable upholstered seat with a fully upholstered back and arms. Raised on square tapered legs. Dimensions: 23.5" W ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Coastal Breeze Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
In our Sea Salt finish, the upholstered side chair displays a comfortable upholstered seat with a fully upholstered back. Raised on square tapered legs. Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

UNA Leather Upholstered Dining Chair in Black Stained Oak by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
UNA leather upholstered dining chair in black stained oak. Using these fluid shapes allows greater focus on the details of the wood grain and pristinely stitched leather top. Made of solid oak, stained in black, with a black leather seat and black vegetable leather...
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Recalled Pink Kenzo and White Teddy Brass Chair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The recalled kenzo pink chair brings out your resonance for antiquity with its fine workmanship and aesthetic form combined with practical comfort. Measures: length: 17.7'' / depth:...
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2010s Turkish Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Classic Upholstered Scoop Back Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With an upholstered back, arm, and tight seat cushion, in the Draper performance fabric, with traditional square tapered legs in our light mangrove finish. Dimensions: 22" W x 25"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Déjà Vu Chair in Wobble Fabric and Black Matte Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Déjà Vu chair is composed of a wooden shell padded with different densities polyurethane foam and finished with an upper layer of acrylic fiber. The seat is available completely cov...
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2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Margot Dining Chairs, Faux Fur Velvet, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Margot chair, modern collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. The Margot fur dining chair stands as a art deco piece that redefines the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Faux Fur, Leather, Velvet, Bouclé, Fabric

Déjà Vu Chair in Textured Fabric and Black Matte Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Déjà Vu chair is composed of a wooden shell padded with different densities polyurethane foam and finished with an upper layer of acrylic fiber. The seat is available completely cov...
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2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Customizable Modern Dining Chair Lago, wood, natural fiber.Upholstery
Located in Mexico City, MX
This Classic design has a modern flourish without overshadowing the handcrafted details from the Natural Palm woven back that makes it so unique. The Lago dining chair...
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2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Natural Fiber, Hardwood

Déjà Vu Chair in Natté White Fabrics and Black Matte Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Déjà Vu chair is composed of a wooden shell padded with different densities polyurethane foam and finished with an upper layer of acrylic fiber. The seat is available completely cov...
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2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Stellar Modern Handmade Ceramic Walnut, Boucle' Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Stellar bespoke, luxury dining chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This lounge chair is part of the Stellar coll...
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2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut

Déjà Vu Chair in Black Leather and Brushed Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Déjà Vu chair is composed of a wooden shell padded with different densities polyurethane foam and finished with an upper layer of acrylic fiber. The seat is available completely cov...
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2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Light Oak Coastal Dining Arm Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dining Arm Chair, a solid frame in our light Dune finish, with a curved and caned backrest, a padded and upholstered seat cushions raised on tapered legs. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Piretti Giancarlo Design for Anonima Castelli in Years 1970 Four Plia Chairs
Located in Biella, IT
Piretti Giancarlo design for Anonima Castelli in years 1970 four Plia chairs. Four chairs in various colours; two in light brown, one pink / yell...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Dining chair in Leather and solid wood, Contemporary Brazilian Design
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
This dining room armchair is part of the Arrow collection, which carries the concept of precision and the figurative arrow element abstraction, present thru the design. Using the ha...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Hardwood

Soiree Chair with Stitch Detail in Charcoal, Oscar & Gabriele Buratti for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The theme of the classic, soft, fabric-covered, padded chair made of a single material is interpreted here in an exceptionally elegant, accurately finished design. Whether dressed in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Rationalist Armchairs in Oak, Holland, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Oak armchairs, Dutch Art Deco era, Hague school, 1928. Minimalist and modern for its time. Truly an Avant-Garde item. Certainly an inspiration for later Scandinavian Modern designers...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Light Oak Coastal Dining Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dining Side Chair, a solid frame in our light dune finish, with a curved and caned backrest, a padded and upholstered seat cushions raised on tapered legs. Dimensions: 20" W x 25.5"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Dark Oak Coastal Dining Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dining Side Chair, a solid frame in our dark earth finish, with a curved and caned backrest, a padded and upholstered seat cushions raised on tapered legs. Dimensions: 20" W x 25.5"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 10 Carrocel Custom Verona Dining Chairs
Located in North York, ON
Set of 10 Carrocel Custom Verona Dining Chairs. Featuring sleek curved back leg design composed of oak material. Finished in a satin natural espresso color showcasing the unique knot...
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2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Silhouette Dining Chair, Wood & COM, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Silhouette is a surreal reminiscence of a woman’s sensual curves that arise designed in an eye-catching dining chair. The joint dimension of people and objects represented by severa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Fernandine Dining Chair, COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Fernandine walls are a part of History that embraces the city of Porto, located in the north of Portugal. These medieval fortifications topped off by battlements were completed d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric

Anvil Black Solid Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Naperville, IL
With a one of a kind design, our Anvil dining chairs offer the most simple elegance for a casual dining experience. With a custom stain, these chairs will offer plenty for comfort an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

"Tonneau" Chair by Pierre Guariche for Steiner
Located in Stratford, CT
"Tonneau" chairs, six available, recently upholstered in grey velvet. Seat is made in laminated wood and legs are made of black enameled regular iron tubing.  
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20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Karl Springer Attributed JMF Chair Lacquered Burlwood Patchwork
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Jean Michel Frank JMF chair attributed to Karl Springer featuring an ebonized wood frame covered with a rich burl patchwork. The burl veneer is show...
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20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Burl

Customizable Modern Dining Chair with Cubed Seat Design
Located in Greenwich, CT
Our tailored home exclusive "Branford" dining chair on casters is shown in our own ecru linen fabric. This chair is perfect for the dining table or as an accent chair in any living space. It features a simple and modern cubed seat...
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Linen

Contemporary Outdoor Dining Chairs in Brown Teak 'Set of 8'
Located in New York, NY
The Material: Our products use taut, clean, and highly tenacious rope made of 100% polyester. What makes this material special is because the characteristic of polyester that is extr...
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2010s Asian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Rope, Teak

1970s Bonzanini Rudy Design for Tecnosalotto Mantova Italy Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Biella, IT
Bonzanini Rudy design for Tecnosalotto Mantova Italy in years 70 Set of 4 chairs with structure in chrome and cuscion ulphostered textile si...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Malta Bouclé Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Malta Boucle dining chair by Egg Designs Dimensions: 70 L X 68 D X 70 H Materials: Walnut Timber, Brass, Grey Bouche Upholstery Founded by South Afr...
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2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

UNA Dining Chair in Black Stained Oak with Leather Back by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The UNA chair intersects a round wooden seat and legs with a leather upholstered cylindrical back. Using these fluid shapes allows greater focus on the detai...
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Minimal Style, Bar Stool in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leather Seatings
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, thi...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood

Pier 1 Medici Pewter Wrought Iron Dining Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pier 1 Medici Pewter wrought iron dining side chairs - a pair. Item features metal frames, distressed finish, very nice pair, great style and form, quality craf...
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Late 20th Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Modern dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dining room chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern dining room chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Portugal, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dining room chairs, popular names associated with this style include Royal Stranger, Emeco, Marie Burgos Design, and Finn Juhl. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for dining room chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $170 and tops out at $90,000 while the average work can sell for $1,969.

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