Modern Dining Room Chairs
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Style: Modern
Color: Black
Emeco Armchair in Dark Aluminum & Bordeaux by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Kitchen Counter Bar Stool Black Smoke Metal & Dark Brown Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary counter stool is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm is complemented by the flexibility of the double...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rare Set of Five Stainless Steel Chairs by Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of five stainless steel (acier inoxydable) chairs by Maison Jansen. Manufactured by Usinox. Original green leather seat and back covers that need to be replaced with C. O. M...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Emeco 1 Inch Armchair in Dark Powder-Coated Aluminum & Brown by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco 1 Inch Armchair in Dark Powder-Coated Aluminum & Green by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco 1 Inch Armchair in Dark Powder-Coated Aluminum and Blue by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 8 Arper Leather and Aluminum Dining Chairs, Italy
By Arper
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 8 Arper leather and aluminum dining chairs, Italy
Offered for sale is a set of eight dining chairs manufactured by Arper of Italy with leather ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Stacking Chair in Dark Aluminum & Green by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Black Torsion Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Ki Set of Eight
Located in Topeka, KS
Excellent set of eight black Torsion dining chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for KI. There are seven arm chairs and one side chair. They are in wonderful vintage condition with minor wear that you would expect with age. Please see photos, circa 1995.
In 1997 Giancarlo Piretti received an award for his Torsion seating collection. These chairs are part of that collection. Designed and made initially and primarily for commercial purpose they are extremely comfortable and flexible. They are lightweight and stackable. This set has an attractive textured high impact black plastic seat, back, and arms on chrome legs. No one expects this chair have the comfort it provides. The back flexes. This flex is achieved with the torsion mechanism which creates gradually increasing resistance. They were designed for comfort during long meetings or lectures. But, that makes them perfect for long dinners with lots of conversation. Or, family night with puzzles, cards, and games.
The designer, Giancarlo Piretti, was born in Bologna Italy in 1940. He attended art schools there and subsequently taught Interior Design. During that time, he was also designing furniture for Anonima Castelli. He has won numerous awards and has items in many museums including MoMA New York. He still lives and works in Bologna with is son, designer Alessandro Piretti.
KI was founded in 1941 as Krueger Metal Products, Inc. in Aurora, Illinois. Being innovative by finding ways to use scrap metal...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Emeco 1 Inch Stacking Chair in Dark Aluminum and Brown by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco 1 Inch Stacking Chair in Dark Aluminum and Bordeaux by Jasper Morrison
By Emeco, Jasper Morrison
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Six Brass and Fabric Dining Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous set of six dining chairs from the 1970s. The chairs have been newly recovered in a beautiful light brown tweed fabric. The brass legs are in original condition, so they s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Ten Post Modern Hindermann Orta Side, Dining Chairs/Dietiker Switzerland
By Christoph Hindermann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dietiker chairs.
Orta chair.
The special thing about Orta is the optimally shaped, elastic back with the textile cover. Features royal blue netting, polymide seat, extremely comf...
Category
1990s Swiss Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Prototype of ClassiCon Munich Chair Brown Leather
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Model Munich chair designed by Sauerbruch Hutton.
Manufactured by ClassiCon.
This object is a rare and unique prototype with a aluminium feet base that ...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Four French Early Modernist Wood Dining Chairs with Inlaid Brass Grid Back
Located in New York, NY
Set of four French Early Modern dining chairs. The chairs have a sober, Proto- Modern sensibility with a back splat in the form of perpendicular grid. Brass and mother of pearl are i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Four Leather Dialogo Dining Armchairs by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia
Located in Danville, CA
Set of Dialogo leather dining chairs by Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia. The frames have been freshly refinished and the leather seats are in fantastic original condition. This unique a...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Six Vintage Dia Style Dining Highback Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
US furniture
Six DIA style dining chairs
Aluminium base
Tufted green velvet upholstery
High rolled back with corded detailing.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage Chrome Armchairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Two chrome and upholstered armchairs by Pieff & Co. Furniture, U.K. Newly upholstered in cotton velvet. Freshly polished chrome. Good scale for dining or as occasional chairs. Priced...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Six Italian Avant Garde Dining Chairs
Located in Danville, CA
Set of Six Sculptural Italian Armchairs. The solid wood chairs have been restored from the ground up and refinished in Espresso Lacquer. The splats are connected by a contrasting p...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
Rare Set of Five Stainless Steel Chairs by Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of five stainless steel (acier inoxydable) chairs by Maison Jansen. Manufactured by Usinox. Original green leather seat and back covers that need to be replaced with C. O. M...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Rare Set of Four Black Leather and Chrome Chairs by Helmut Lubke & Co
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare set of four black leather dining chairs with chrome legs.
Made in Germany, circa 1980s.
Designed by Helmut Lubke & Co.
with a triangle shaped ba...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Special Edition 'Tucroma' Armchair by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Signed, New
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Currently, the most coveted dining chairs by interior designers are 'Tucroma' chairs by Guido Faleschini for i4 Mariani, and we have this incredible special edition Tucroma armchair...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian Modern Set of Steel and Leather Chairs like Cantilever S33, Gavina 1970s
By Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of eight steel and leather chairs inspired by Cantilever S33 by Mart Stam and attributable to Gavina, 1970s.
Set of eight chairs with tubular steel and black leat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Copper & Wenge Side Chair by Valentin Loellmann
Located in San Francisco, CA
A side chair by German furniture designer Valentin Loellmann, circa 2017. Completely hand constructed in bcopper and not cast, with a charred oak seat...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Copper
Naos Black Saddle Leather Dining Chairs Italy Design Set of 6
By Naos
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Unique highback dinings chairs from producer Naos made in Italy.
The frame is made of strong steel and covered with black saddle leather.
Graphical Industrial Design from the /90ti...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Cowhide Leather Tucroma Armchairs by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, New
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Currently, the most coveted dining chairs by interior designers are 'Tucroma' chairs by Guido Faleschini for i4 Mariani, and we have this incredible pair (2) of Tucroma armchairs...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Contemporary Style Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Minimalist style dining chair featuring sleek metal legs in a satin brass tone.
Seat and back upholstered in deep Bordeaux cotton velvet.
Materials: Stainless steel, vel...
Category
2010s European Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dining room chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern dining room chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Portugal, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dining room chairs, popular names associated with this style include Royal Stranger, Emeco, Marie Burgos Design, and Finn Juhl. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for dining room chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $170 and tops out at $90,000 while the average work can sell for $1,969.
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