Modern Dining Room Chairs
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Leather, Rattan
Early 2000s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1990s Philippine Modern Dining Room Chairs
Horn
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Tôle
1990s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Suede, Wood, Hickory
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Resin, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Resin, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Resin, Fiberglass, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Lacquer
1990s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Plywood
1980s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
2010s Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Upholstery, Walnut, Oak, Pine
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Ziricote
1990s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood, Beech, Oak
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Iron
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Hardwood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
1990s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Textile, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dining Room Chairs
Plastic
1980s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Ash, Leather
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Natural Fiber, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Natural Fiber, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Walnut
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
1950s Belgian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Zebra Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Velvet