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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Orange
Set of Six Stacking Chairs by Vlad Muller in Yellow
By Vlad Muller
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of 6 stacking and interlocking armless chairs in bright yellow designed in the 1970's by Vlad Muller.
When stacked the set is sculptural and geometric.
Handy to have spare ch...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Set of 2 Mustard Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 mustard marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green a...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
1970s Modern Dining Chairs Jasper Chair Co Orange Tweed Bentwood Seats Set of 8
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Modern Jasper Chair Company comprised of oak frames, golden orange tweed hopsacking fabric seat backs, bentwood seats, and sleigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
Glazy Chair, Gentle 443 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Glazy chair, gentle 443 by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 58 D 58 H 85 cm SH 50 SD 46 cm
Materials: Upholstery
Also available: Upholstery in all Royal Stranger’s fabric collection...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Orange Marshmallow Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Orange marshmallow dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint green, ligh...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Orange Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 orange Marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint g...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Mustard Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 mustard marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green and...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Orange Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 orange marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: mint g...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Glazy Chairs, Gentle 443 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 glazy chairs, gentle 443 by Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: W 58 D 58 H 85 cm SH 50 SD 46 cm.
Materials: Upholstery.
Also available: upholstery in all Royal Stranger’s fabr...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Glazy Chairs, Gentle 443 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Glazy chairs, Gentle 443 by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: W 58 D 58 H 85 cm SH 50 SD 46 cm
Materials: Upholstery
Also available: upholstery in all Royal Stranger’s fabric ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Mustard Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 mustard marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in: mint green, light pink, royal green a...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mustard Marshmallow Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink,...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Mustard Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Mustard Marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green and...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Mustard Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 mustard Marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green and...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
La Prima Minimalistic Chair in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
La Prima is an object that is meant to sit at the table.
La Prima, designed by Bodegon Cabinet, follows the lead of La Redonda, changing its scale and adj...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Noble Chair in Teak Oak with Upholstery, by Arne Hovmand-Olsen from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant and ?noble? designer chair created in the 1950s by the acclaimed furniture designer, Arne Hovmand-Olsen. The Noble dining chair is a Classic beauty that transports the cra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Foam
Iola Upholstered Chair in Black Metal Base, by E-ggs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iola chair comes with a seat, back and armrests in a injected flameretardant polyurethane foam covered with the listed fabrics. The structure base is available for custom orders in W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gesture Two-Tone Fully Upholstered Chair in Black, by Hans Olsen for Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
This beautiful, moulded Gesture chair, designed in the 1950s, was the work of the acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. With its welcoming design, the Gesture chair creates a warm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Moooi Shift Dining Chair with Warm Ochre Steel Frame and Knitted Backrest
By Jonas Forsman, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
When we think of dining on foldable chairs we automatically recall a garden lunch of a day at the beach: lovely moments, but far from the most comfortable experiences. Practically versatile, cozily adorned with its padded seat and soft knitted backrest, the Shift Dining Chair is the perfect chair to be shifted into a compact metropolitan kitchen or intimate dining room. Dining on a foldable chair has never been as comfortable. Steel frame powdercoated, foamed seat, polyester knitted covers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Tube Chair in Canaletto Walnut, Upholster Seat, by Giopato & Coombes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This tube chair is available with a Canaletto wood structure, and an upholstered seat in the listed fabrics. The tube chair is also available in beech and solid oak wood.
Cristiana Giopato...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Vintage Modern Herman Miller Slat Back Armchairs Burnt Orange Brushed Chenille
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic vintage modern Herman Miller slat back armchairs comprised of brown mahogany finished wood frames with slat backs and their original burnt...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 2 Kartell Masters Chairs in Orange by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Masters chair is a powerful tribute to three symbolic chairs, re-read and re-interpreted by the creative genius of Starck. The unmistakable silhouett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Moooi Monster Diamond Chair with Arms in Divina 3, 542 Orange Upholstery
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish chair as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the courage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Kartell Piuma Chair in Rusty Orange by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
2016 saw the completion of the “Piuma” project by Piero Lissoni. The chair is one of the most revolutionary and enterprising products in Kartell’s repertoire of technology and materi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
La Prima Minimalistic Chair in Metal
Located in London, GB
La Prima is an object that is meant to sit at the table.
La Prima, designed by Bodegon Cabinet, follows the lead of La Redonda, changing its scale and adj...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Minimal Yellow Velvet Dining Chair With Polished Brass Structure
Located in Porto, PT
Mantis Chair is a luxurious dining chair expressed by a combination of unique materials. A modern dining chair is a perfect option for a modern or classic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Contemporary Kitchen Counter Bar Stool Black Steel & Natural 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
Pelleossa Chair in Black Wood, Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Pellerossa chair is shown here without an armrest, in black aniline wood with nine upholstery seating fabrics to select from. The upholstery options include leather, vegetable leather or sponge fabric. The Pellerossa's chair structure is also available in beech, Canaletto walnut or oakwood, as well as with an armrests, and in stool form. If you are interested in the Pelleossa chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Emeco 1 Inch Reclaimed Chair in Orange by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 Inch Reclaimed Jasper Morrison designed a one-piece mono-block stackable chair, that is useful and durable, engineered to meet the demands of high use environments, and sui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Willy Rizzo for Cidue Dining Chairs in Brass and Cognac Leather, c 1970, Signed
By Willy Rizzo, Cidue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful set of eight (8) dining chairs by Willy Rizzo for Cidue, Italy circa 1970, featuring gorgeous cubist brass frames and cognac colored leather. Signed with Cidue labels rea...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
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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