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What is the difference between dining chairs and accent chairs?

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What is the difference between dining chairs and accent chairs?
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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Gaulino Easy Chair occasional chair black stained ash black hide, contemporary
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Gaulino Easy Chair is the natural progression from the iconic Gaulino. It retains the functional artistry of the Gaulino while sitting lighter, wider, and lower. BD introduced ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chairs

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Leather, Ash

Mario Bellini "CAB 413” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1977, Set of 8
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Hazelnut light brown leather, Italy, 1977, set of eight. The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, inform...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gaulino Easy Chair by Oscar Tysquets black lacquered ashwood, contemporary
Located in Barcelona, ES
“The challenge was to design a light armchair, not too high, using wood and leather. At the beginning, it was going in a different direction, but after making various models, prototypes and considering BD’s design team’s different perspectives on the matter, the result has inevitably drawn toward what is now the Gaulino chair, which was designed nearly 30 years ago. We did not envision it so, but the ergonomics and the aesthetic coherence of this piece has taken us toward a solution much like the Gaulino chair, an heiress of Gaudí and Mollino, and have decided to conserve the name.” OSCAR TUSQUETS The Gaulino Easy Chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Hide, Ash

Gaulino chair by Oscar Tusquets ash wood black lacquer leather hide seat, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Gaulino Chair is one of the best designs by Oscar Tusquets and has become an iconic Spanish design. Made exclusively from wood and leather, the name comes from the influences th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Ash

Hand Painted Tiger Gaulino Easy Armchair Ash Wood Limited Edition of 50
Located in Barcelona, ES
«A limited edition of 50 unique pieces, where the seat has been painted one by one by myself, with the interpretations of a tiger’s skin. This edition celebrates, on the one hand, BD...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Hide, Ash

Pair of French Art Deco Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible pair of Art Deco arm chairs from France, 1930's. Beautiful angular wood frame with ribbed details on arms and newly upholstered in a creamy boucle fabric. A unique pair an...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Oak, Bouclé

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