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What is a dining chair?
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A dining chair is a chair used to provide seating while dining at a table. There are two main types: side chairs and armchairs. As the name suggests, armchairs feature integrated arms, and they typically go along the short ends of rectangular tables. Free of arms, side chairs are usually arranged along the sides of rectangular tables. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of dining chairs.
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6 Gijs Bakker Strip Chairs for castelyn 1970s
By Gijs Bakker, Castelijn
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of 6 stackable dining chairs designed by Gijs Bakker, produced by Castelyn in the Netherlands in the 1970’s. The design idea of Bakker was to reduce the complexity of a chair’s f...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
$5,046 / set
Gijs Bakker ‘Strip’ ash Diningset for Castelijn the Netherlands, 1970’s
By Gijs Bakker
Located in CASTENRAY, NL
Gijs Bakker is actually best known for his jewelry. This ‘Strip’ table and 6 Chairs is one of the few known pieces of furniture that he designed.
Perhaps that is also the reason wh...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Birch
‘Strip’ Chairs with Armrests in Dark-Brown Ashwood by Gijs Bakker for Castelijn
By Gijs Bakker, Castelijn
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very rare set of ‘Strip’ dining chairs with armrests, designed in 1974 by Gijs Bakker for Castelijn in the Netherlands (marked). Only a limited amount of these chairs were made with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Large and Amazing 'Umbrella' Table Lamp by Gijs Bakker for Artimeta 1970s
By Artimeta, Gijs Bakker
Located in Munich, DE
Large, rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern 'Umbrella' table lamp. Designed by Gijs Bakker in 1973. Manufactured by Artimeta, Netherlands, 1970s.
Executed in chrome-plated ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Strip Chair with Armrests by Gijs Bakker for Castelijn, the Netherlands, 1970s
By Castelijn, Gijs Bakker
Located in Steenwijk, NL
An iconic chair; the 'Strip chair', designed by the famous Dutch designer Gijs Bakker for Castelijn. It was released in 1974. This chair is the more rare version with armrests, only ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Ash, Beech, Wood
Strip chair by Gijs Bakker for Castelijn, 1974
By Castelijn, Gijs Bakker
Located in Athens, Attiki
Strip chair by Dutch designer Gijs Bakker for Castelijn, 1974. A rare version with armrests, only a limited amount had been produced. Made of 8 bended ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood