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What is a cantilever seat?

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What is a cantilever seat?
Cantilever seats are chairs that have a uniquely designed base. Instead of featuring four legs, a cantilever chair has two tubular metal legs in the front. They travel straight down and then bend inward, continuing to the back of the chair where a crossbar joins them. The name of the seat comes from bridge construction and architecture. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of cantilever chairs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
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Set of 6 cantilever dining chairs 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage cantilever dining chairs or armchairs designed by Mart Stam in the 1930s. These are
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Vintage 1980s Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

2001 Prototype Richard Schultz 2002 Collection Mesh Cantilever Dining Chair
By Richard Schultz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Richard Schultz 2002 Collection stainless steel cantilever dining chair
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set 6 Paul Evans for Directional Chrome Cantilever Dining Chairs, 1960
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Chicago, IL
6 Paul Evans for Directional Chrome Cantilever Dining Chairs, 1960. 2 captain chairs and 4 side
Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

6 Brody Seating Company USA Mid-Century Modern Chrome Cantilever Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Superb set of 6 American tubular Chrome, Vinyl & Cord Cantilever Dining Chairs made by B. Brody
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Formanova Steel Frame Cantilever Dining Chairs - Set of 8 - by Gianni Moscatelli
By Gianni Moscatelli
Located in Paddington, NSW
These cantilever dining chairs by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova capture the confident, industrial
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Vintage 1970s Italian Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Mies van der Rohe MR10 white cantilever dining chairs for Thonet, 1980s
By Thonet, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in amstelveen, NL
An iconic set of 6 MR10 (256CS/MR533) cantilever dining chairs designed by Mies van der Rohe and
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

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