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What is the difference between dining chairs and accent chairs?
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The difference between dining chairs and accent chairs is primarily their function. Generally, dining chairs are used in dining areas, where they provide comfortable seating for people to use while eating at tables. You'll normally find accent chairs in seating areas and other parts of the home, where users can sit on them while they read, make conversation or enjoy other relaxing activities. Shop a wide variety of antique, vintage and contemporary chairs on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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Japanese Antique Primitive Black Armchair 1900s-1940s / Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old black armchair made in Japan.
Crafted in the early Shōwa period (1900s–1940s), it is an exceptionally rare piece carved from a single massive block of keyaki (Japanese...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-century Cesca chair designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Milano, IT
Mid-century Cesca chair designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
This elegant Cesca chair, created by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in the 1960s, is a fine example ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 8 10 12 Giancarlo Piretti DSC 106 Oak Stacking Dining Chairs by Castelli
Located in Lafayette, IN
The iconic "DSC 106" stacking chair designed by the renowned Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. Chair features plastic-sheathed legs, contoured Oak plywood seat & back, and stylish cast...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern W199 Bent-Wood Chairs by Walter Gropius for Thonet
By Walter Gropius, Thonet
Located in Lafayette, IN
Spectacular set of 6 "W199" bentwood armchairs designed by Bauhaus co-founder Walter Gropius. Set features (2) "captains chairs" with arms and (4) of the even-more-rare arm-less chai...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Set of 6 Libellula chairs in dark brown leather, by G.Carini, for Planula, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Set of 6 Libellula chairs in original dark brown leather, designed by G. Carini for Planula, Italy, 1970s
The “Libellula” chairs embody the visual lightness and refined rigor of 197...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Brutalist Pine Dining Chairs with Ornate Carved Backs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 Brutalist hand carved, beautifully organic solid pine chairs. Stylistically something of a marriage between Tyrolean style ornate carving and a more sleek Mid-Century esthet...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Chairs
Materials
Pine
