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Dining Room Chairs For Sale
Mid Century Butterfly Chair, Orage Pierre Frey Linen, Oak Wood, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with oak stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful french fabric.
This chair can be customized to your specifications or CO...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
$924 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 8 Modern Chair Gropius CS1 in Matt Stain-Resistant Velvet Fabric by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of craft...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Wool, Bouclé, Acrylic, Ash, Sheepskin, Cotton, Linen, Fa...
Set of Razorblade Dining Chairs attr. to Henning Kjaernulf for Nyrup Møbelfabrik
Located in Beerse, VAN
Rare set of dining chairs attributed to Danish designer Henning Kjaernulf for Nyrup Møbelfabrik.
The chairs have beautiful razor-shaped backrests, and are made of solid brown staine...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Danish Rosewood MCM dining chairs by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Sayreville, NJ
Vintage Kai Kristiansen model 42 dining chairs in rosewood with black vinyl upholstery.
The chairs are very comfortable and supportive with the curved sweeping back rest that pivots...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Ludvig Sturm Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Green Velvet, Sweden ca. 1948
By Ludvig Sturm
Located in Prague, New Town
Ludvig Sturm for Inrednings-Kompaniet AB, set of 10 Swedish Modern dining chairs, oak, Sweden, ca. 1948.
A large set of 10 Swedish Modern dining chairs in oak, designed by Ludvig St...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Harlequin Set of 10 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful set of ten English limed oak chairs. Not quite matching. There are actually 3 different models ( 4 + 3 + 3 ).
Each chair has a variation of the same basic characteristi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Handcrafted Sawtooth Dining Chair
By Loose Fit
Located in London, GB
Solid English Ash 'Sawtooth' dining chair with a radical and robust signature design by James Torble.
As dining chairs are typically viewed from behind - these have a magnificent saw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash
$2,187 / item
Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Brown/Red Leather, Tito Agnoli, Italian Modern, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A set of six Italian dining chairs designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi, Italy, 1970s. These elegant dining chairs are fully upholstered in rich red-brown leather, including the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Swedish Modern, Set of 6 Chairs in Golden Velvet by Otto Schulz for BOET, 1940s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Odense, DK
A refined set of 6 Art Deco dining chairs by Otto Schulz, crafted during the Swedish Grace period, circa 1940s for BOET, Sweden. The chairs feature elegant oak frames, preserved in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Eames Molded Plastic Side Chair Grey, Herman Miller Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Grey Eames Molded Plastic Side Chair, made by Herman Miller 2020. Price is for one chair. 3 Chairs in total available.
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mario Bellini Cassina Cab 412 + Cab 413 - 12 Black Leather Dining Chairs, 1980
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful set of 12 dining chairs by Mario Bellini 1980's;
2x cab 413 and 10x cab 412 by Cassina
A set of twelve (12) Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 412/413...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 12 Chrome and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chairs by Anonima Castelli, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely set of 12 original and signed "Plia" folding chairs in the timeless chrome and clear lucite version. This fantastic chairs were designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Caste...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Dining Chair Hello Artistry Edition in Patience & Gough recycled velvet by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
NOOM x Patience & Gough Present a Bold Collaboration Bridging HELLO chair, Textile, and NFT Art
In a bold cross-disciplinary collaboration with British design studio Patience & Goug...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Sheepskin, Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Faux Fur
Pier Luigi Colli, Dining Room Chairs, Walnut, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four walnut and floral-printed fabric dining room or side chairs designed and produced by Pier Luigi Colli, Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 3475.0"H x 17.75"W...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set of 6 Dining Chairs Gropius CS2 in Venus Velvet with Wooden Legs by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of Craft...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Acrylic, Ash, Cotton, Linen, Faux Fur, Wood
Set of 6 Antique 18 C Gustavian Dining Chairs W Carolina Irving Andaluz Linen
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 6 Antique 18 C Gustavian Dining Chairs W Carolina Irving Andaluz Linen Fabric
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs.English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A delightful matching set of 4 English limed oak chairs.
They have been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the wood.
The seats have been re-upholstered in hessian or...
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 12 Kai Kristiansen Model 42 Teak Dining Chairs Danish Midcentury
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 6 model #42 dining chairs also known as the "Z" chair designed by Kai Kristiansen manufactured by Schou Andersen in the 1960s. One of the most iconic and coveted chairs to com...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Set of 6 Henning Kjærnulf Dining Chairs, Oak and Rubelli Bouclé, Denmark, 1960s
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking set of six dining chairs was designed by Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf in the 1960s. Produced by Nyrup Møbelfabrik in Denmark, these chairs represent a rare variant of Kjærn...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Oak
Vintage Set 12 English Hepplewhite Revival Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic vintage, English made, set of twelve Hepplewhite Revival dining chairs, mid 20th Century in date.
These chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid m...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
1950's Modernist Ebonized Wood Italian Dining Chairs In Donghia Mohair Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous set of 6 1950's modernist ebonized wood Italian dining chairs re-upholstered in Donghia Mohair fabric, fully restored and re-upholstered...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Vintage Swedish Pine Farmhouse Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming set of six vintage Swedish waxed natural pine farmhouse style dining chairs. The turned legs, sculpted armrests and backrests give this set such character. Perfect for use...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
Contemporary Dining Chair In Wooly Boucle & Leather-Frame In Walnut Finish
Located in NEW YORK, NY
An elegant dining chair with sculptural poise. Crafted in solid wood with a warm, walnut-toned finish, its curved backrest and cut-out arm detail offer a refined play of form and str...
Category
2010s European Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Bouclé
Philippe Stark Set of 14 Dining Chairs from the Royalton Hotel, New York 1988
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Set of 14 Philippe Starck “Royalton” Dining Chairs for the Royalton Hotel, 1988, by Driade (Aleph)**
A rare complete set of fourteen iconic dining chairs designed by Philippe Starck ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and City Velvet reloaded from Chivasso .
Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century M...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Oak
Paul Evans Set of Twelve Brutalist Sculpted Bronze Dining Chairs, USA 1970
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans set of twelve brutalist sculpted bronze dining chairs, USA 1970
This extremely rare to find set is comprised of two armchairs (Model PE 105) and ten side chairs (Model PE ...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Set of 8 Henning Kjærnulf "Razorblade" Chairs in Oak & Hessian, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful and highly popular sculptural set of 8 classic dining chairs in oak, seats reupholstered in an organic hessian, adding a touch of rustic charm while ensuring comfort and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Burlap
Danish Modern, A Set of 6 Brutalist Dining Chairs in Pine & Lambswool, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A neat set of 6 sculptural dining chairs in solid pine, upholstered in a fine quality shearling lambswool. Made by T.S.M, Denmark in the 1970s. These chairs have a really strong impr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Lambskin, Pine
Baker Furniture French Country Carved Solid Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of eight French Country or French Provincial Louis XV style dining chairs
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved solid walnut frames, with inlaid marquetry, and...
Category
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
6 original Harry Østergaard dining chairs, Denmark 1960´s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of six Model 58 dining chairs, designed by acclaimed Danish furniture designer Harry Østergaard for Randers Møbelfabrik in the 1960s. A standout example of Danish modern design, ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight Upholstered Velvet and Bronze Dining Chairs, Lazzarini & Pickering
Located in Glasgow, GB
A refined expression of contemporary Italian design, this set of eight dining chairs—was designed by Lazzarini & Pickering for Marta Sala Editions, Milan, in 2016.
Each piece feat...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Style Leather Dining Chair In Green Ash Finish
By Yonoh Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
An exercise in sculptural restraint, this armchair features a solid wood frame with softly contoured edges and a curved backrest that cradles the sitter. The architectural silhouette...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Michael Thonet for Thonet Wood Vienna Straw Dining Room Chairs 1930s
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of six vintage dining chairs ‘Model No. 233’ designed by Michael Thonet for Thonet Czechoslovakia, with bentwood back frame and armrests, Vienna straw seat, some bearing the orig...
Category
1930s Czech Arts and Crafts Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Drexel Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut and Cane Dining Chairs, Set of Six
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six Mid-Century Modern dining chairs
By Drexel
USA, Circa 1960s
Sculpted walnut frames, with cane backs and leather upholstered seats.
Dimensions:
Side chairs...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Walnut
Pair of Architectural Oak Chairs With Soft Purple Leather, 1970's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A pair of 1970s chairs with sculptural oak frames and a distinctly architectural character. The design is defined by its clean vertical lines, square-edged construction, and a subtle...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
French Wood and Woven Chair by Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible wood and woven chair by Charles Dudouyt from France 1950's. Solid and chunky tapered legs with beautiful wavy carved wood back and large wood ball details. Original woven ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Antique Set 8 English William IV Barback Dining Chairs Circa 1830 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic English set of eight antique William IV barback dining chairs, circa 1830 in date.
The set comprising six side chairs and a pair of armchairs with drop in seats...
Category
1830s William IV Antique Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 Contemporary Dining Chairs With Upholstered Seat and Back
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This exceptionally versatile dining Chair adapts seamlessly to any setting, from homes to offices. Its bold architectural design features a wooden frame with striking angular-cut leg...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Finnish Cabinetmaker Jugend Style Dining Chairs in Birchwood & White Linen
Located in Odense, DK
Amazing unique set of 6 Jugend Style artist dining chairs made in Finland in the early 20th century. The chairs are handmade in the most amazingly grained solid birchwood and the sea...
Category
1910s Finnish Jugendstil Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Grand Chairs, Swivel, Brass, DEDAR Wool, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chair Grand, Swivel, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Grand chair is a versatile piece with it's swivel base, that combines elegance with functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Set of Ten Italian Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant set of ten Italian armchairs is crafted in a refined neoclassical style with a distinctive spiderweb back design. The chairs feature hand-carved wood frames with a timew...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
$9,500 / set
1950s Set of 8 Painted Dining Chairs With Lyre Backs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of eight painted dining chairs with lyre-form backs and carved rosettes at the corners. The whitewashed finish is paired with green upholstered seats in a small-scale floral patt...
Category
1950s French Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
6 Davis Cabinet Cumberland Valley Walnut Queen Anne Georgian Style Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Six Vintage Davis Cabinet Co solid walnut dining chairs featuring Queen Anne / Georgian styling with a shield back and scallop shell design. These chairs came from the Cumberland Va...
Category
1960s American Queen Anne Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$2,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Knoll Saarinen Armchair Light Gray With Chrome Base Set of 5
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Bensalem, PA
Nice set of 5 modern Knoll Saarinen armchairs please feel free to reach out with any questions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Mid Century Hand Tufting Roe Deer Bambi Wool Chair and Stool, Europe
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. Here in set with stool.
About the fabric:
Seat and...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$2,888 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Austrian Set of Four Antique Biedermeier Walnut Dining Room Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique set of four Austrian dining room chairs made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut, in good condition. The detailed side chairs have...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Set of 12 Brutalist Chairs in Pine & Shearling Lambswool, Danish Modern, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 12 sculptural dining chairs in solid pine, reupholstered seats in a great quality lambswool. Made by Finsdahl Møbelfabrik, Denmark in the 1970s. These brutalist chairs have a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood, Pine, Lambskin
Set of Six Golden Dining Room Chairs in Brass with Geometrical Fabric
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Six Midcentury Modern Brass Chairs in perfect condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$4,237 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Cantilever Vintage Italian Cognac Leather Dining Chair
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Cantilever leather chairs attributed to Tito Agnoli are elegant, minimalist seating options that combine sleek design with functionality. Typically, these chairs feature a c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mario Bellini Cassina Cab 412 + Cab 413 - 10 Black Leather Dining Chairs, 1980
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful set of 10 dining chairs by Mario Bellini 1980's;
2x cab 413 and 8x cab 412 by Cassina
A set of ten (10) Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 412/413 cha...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of French Painted Dining Chairs c.1930’s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant set of eight French dining chairs features classic Louis XV styling with gently curving cabriole legs, carved floral motifs, and a distressed white painted finish that r...
Category
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
$7,500 / set
Set of four De Puydt Style Brutalist High Back Oak Dining Chairs
By De Puydt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsomely made Belgian Mid-Century era set of 4 De Puydt style Brutalist high back dining chairs in natural light oak. This lovely set features chunky square legs, peg tension fast...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Swedish Mid Century Modern slat back dining chairs designed by Carl Malmsten
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Swedish Mid Century Modern slat back dining chairs designed by Carl Malmsten. Solid birch frames with leather upholstery that has a dyed finish. Very sturdy simple set of Swedish mod...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Birch
Brazilian Designer, Dining Chairs, Wood, Velvet, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 8 dark-stained wood and beige yellow velvet dining room chairs designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s.
Dramatic patina present to wood. Vintage fabric in distressed cond...
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Model 83 Dining Chairs by Niels Otto Moller for Moller, Denmark 1960
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful seat of four armchairs, model 83, designed by Niels Otto Moller and manufactured by Moller in Denmark around 1960.
These elegant dining chairs are made of high quality...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Stunning Set of 6 Maison Jansen Style Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic set of 6 Maison Jansen style wooden painted dining chairs having fluted legs with rosette joints and straight aprons. Great bones and frames were just professionally touched...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Arches II Dining Chair, Bouclé & Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Arches II dining chair is designed in the likeness of the architectural scale that suggests a crossing through the structures of a utopian city, organized by the principles of sy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Flow dining chairs 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Flow dining chairs 1970s
Labeled producer Welzel.
Beautiful vintage chairs with great design.
Cozy chairs in every aspect.
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Hardwood
$415 / item
Charles Rennie Mackintosh “309 Ingram” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely set of 8 black stained Charles Rennie Mackintosh “Ingram” dining chairs for Cassina. Each chair is signed underneath. Seat fabric is grey leather.
Please note this model is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Lacquer
Set of Two Mid Century Sea Blue Cado Chairs, Steen Østergaard, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 70s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østergaa...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,299 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Vintage, New and Antique Dining Room Chairs
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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