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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Red
Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather Molteni&C by Tobia Scarpa - Miss
Located in New York, NY
Miss Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
Husband and wife powerhouse desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash, Leather
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
1974 Gideon Kramer Ion Chairs by American Desk Corp Fiberglass Sets Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous set of Ion dining chairs, designed by Gideon Kramer and produced by American Desk Corporation. These original and iconic pieces were first designed for ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
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
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
Emeco Alfi Chair in Red and Ash with High Back by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Morrison together, designed and engineered The Alfi Collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Alfi reflects Emeco and Morri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Red 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, royal green and royal red
Roya...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Glazy Chair, Gentle 373 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Glazy chair, gentle 373 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
Red Marshmallow Dining Chair by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow dining chair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 71 x 61 x H74 cm. seat height: 52 cm seat depth: 48 cm.
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in: Mint green, li...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Wedge Chair in Solid Walnut and Leather by Craig Bassam
By Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
There is subtle, invisible but crucial architectural detail here. One of BassamFellows’ ongoing projects is to create what we think is the most fundamental as well as elegant dining ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Glazy Chair, Gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Glazy chair, gentle 663 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
Set of 4 Red Marshmallow Dining Chairs by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 red marshmallow dining chairs by Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 71 x 61 x H74 cm. Seat height: 52 cm, seat depth: 48 cm.
Materials: velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Graceful Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Graceful dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquered wood le...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Red Marshmallow Dining Chairs by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 red Marshmallow dining chairs by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 71 x 61 x H 74 cm. Seat height: 52 cm seat depth: 48 cm.
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in:...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Red 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 Glazy Chairs, Gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 glazy chairs, gentle 663 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 Glazy Chairs, Gentle 663 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 glazy chairs, gentle663 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 c...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Graceful Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 graceful dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquer...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 the Hive Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 The hive dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 65.5 x 55 x 79 cm.
Materials: Velvet. Legs polished brass.
A chair with an extremely luxurious vision. The Hive chair...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
The Hive Dining Chair, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
The Hive dining chair, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 65.5 x 55 x 79 cm
Materials: Velvet. Legs polished brass.
A chair with an extremely luxurious vision. The Hive chair...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Graceful Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 graceful dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquer...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Graceful Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 graceful dining chairs, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 95 x 54 x 54 cm
Materials: Blossom pink velvet upholstery with stainless steel coated in brass frame elevated by lacquer...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 the Hive Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 the hive dining chairs, Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 65.5 x 55 x 79 cm
Materials: Velvet. Legs polished brass.
A chair with an extremely luxurious vision. The Hive chair...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Chiado Bar Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Geometric Chair in Walnut, Satin Nickel and Leather by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The Geometric collection from BassamFellows celebrates the sublimity of pure geometry championed by the Wiener Werkstätte and the Bauhaus. In the same way that designers of these two influential schools tested the liberating material properties of bentwood and tubular steel, Bassam refined a set of constraints to spirit cold-rolled tubular steel into forms that hold the horizontal planes of a seat deck or tabletop, achieving the poetic appearance of extreme lightness and suspension. These stately steel scaffolds operate as a connective tissue uniting the furniture’s functional elements in a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, a synthesis central to BassamFellows’ philosophy of formal and functional coherence in design.
The geometric side chair elegantly combines a variety of materials in a single design. It features an ergonomically shaped seat carved from solid Walnut and a lightweight pellicle skin of Vienna caning...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Dining Chair Deep Red Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Fully upholstered dining chair in deep red velvet.
Stainless steel caps in polished chrome.
100% European handmade product.
Available in COM and other velvet ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Monel Leather with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stool are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Bar Stool, Monel Leather with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Bar Stool, Indigo Leather with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Bar Stool with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Indigo Leather with Smooth 72 and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Contemporary Dining Chairs Set of 6, Deep Red Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Fully upholstered dining chairs in deep red velvet.
Stainless steel caps in polished chrome.
100% European handmade product.
Available in COM and other velvet and metal finishes.
Con...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Noble Chair in Black Beech with Upholstery, by Arne Hovmand-Olsen
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
Brutus Armchair in Solid Walnut with Leather Seat Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Brutus chair has its roots in the powerful Modernist vernacular of Perriand and Jeanneret, but is softer and visually lighter. It emphas...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Apollo Dinning Chair, Red Coated Steel Frame and Red Wool by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The Apollo dining chair creates its own graceful simplicity, by presenting its fine metal loops outwards at each side, rather than to the front. Th...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Emeco 111 Navy Chair in Red by Coca-Cola
By Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Coca-Cola and Emeco collaborated to solve an environmental problem: Up-cycling consumer waste into a sustainable, timeless, classic chair. Made of 111 recycled PET bottles, the 111 Navy Chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Moooi Shift Dining Chair with Bright Red 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
Contemporary Dining Chairs Offered in Red Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Solid wood frame lacquered in black.
Shell upholstered in water repellent and stain resistant red velvet.
The chair is a also offered in COM upon request.
Other wood finishes and lac...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Soiree Chair with Stitch Detail in Red by Oscar and Gabriele Buratti for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The theme of the classic, soft, fabric-covered, padded chair made of a single material is interpreted here in an exceptionally elegant, accurately finished design. Whether dressed in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chair Audrey, Red Velvet Fabric, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Velvet
Brutus Armchair in Walnut Black Oil with Leather Seat Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Brutus chair has its roots in the powerful Modernist vernacular of Perriand and Jeanneret, but is softer and visually lighter. It emphas...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Emeco Broom Stacking Chair in Orange by Philippe Starck
By Emeco, Philippe Starck
Located in Hanover, PA
Philippe Starck and Emeco came together to create a new chair that is reclaimed, repurposed, recyclable – and designed to last. The chair is made from 75% waste polypropylene and 15%...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of Four Modern Dining Chairs in Red Lacquer, Italy, 1980s
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Set of four modern dining chairs in red lacquer, Italy, 1980s.
High-style, cantilevered glossy tomato-red lacquer wood chairs / armchairs / dining chairs by Tecnosedia, Italy. Seat ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Cassina Model Tentazione Mario Bellini Small Armchair Chair Oxred Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These 2 chairs are designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in 1973.
The Model Tentazione is the small version of the armchair.
It can be used in the Living room and also as a dining ch...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian Modern Red Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish set of four leather and metal frame armchairs which would compliment any modern or midcentury setting.
Please confirm item location (NY o...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Red Alcantera Dining Chairs with Recline Function Polished Chrome Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Design Georg Appeltshauser 2004
Linus & linus function:
A chair with a frame made of steel in polished chrome. For the cover 2 high-quality leather collections with a total of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Emeco 1 Inch Stacking Chair in Brushed Aluminum and Red Ochre 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
Emeco 1 Inch Armchair in Brushed Aluminum and Red Ochre 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
Emeco Armchair in Dark Aluminum & Red Ochre 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 Red Ochre 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 12 Red Dining Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 12 dining chairs with ebonized wood legs and claret red upholstery. Two armchairs and ten side chairs. Originally purchased through Alan Moss Gallery,...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
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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