Black Modern Dining Room Chairs
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Stainless Steel, Brass
2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Plastic
2010s American Modern Chairs
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chairs
Leather, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Faux Fur, Leather, Velvet, Bouclé, Fabric
Vintage 1960s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Ash, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
2010s American Modern Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chairs
Lacquer
20th Century English Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern Swivel Chairs
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Plastic
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
2010s British Modern Chairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
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Black Modern Dining Room Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
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A Close Look at Modern Furniture
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.
Finding the Right Dining Room Chairs for You
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
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