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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Portuguese Chair Transformed in Urban Art By Francisco Camilo
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Painted dining chair. Reinterpreted with contemporary artistic intervention, transforming a functional object into a piece of urban art. The backrest, with its curved and elegant lin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
21st Century Home Collection Black Leather Chair by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
An incomparable artisan mastery typical of our land is the distinguishing feature of this collection.
The Home collection by Patrizia Garganti inclu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Arena Steel with Rope Weave Chair
By Cotidiano
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Arena Chair appears as a creative challenge of turning an elemental object into a design piece. Composed of electrostatic painted steel and handcrafted...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Agate Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Agate dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 56 L x 50 D x 70 H cm
Materials: Bronze coated steel, leather upholstery
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roch...
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Style Walnut Chair with Armrests, Made in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
Modern chair with armrests. The frame is made in polished walnut. Leather upholstered. It is proposed in natural polishing finish to enhance walnut grain. Available with different co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Lavender Block Chair Down - Dining Chair from Mas Creations by Masquespacio
By Masquespacio
Located in Geneve, CH
Lavender Block Chair Down - Dining Chair from Mas Creations by Masquespacio
Dimensions: 57 x 45 x H 95cm
Materials: stainless steel, inkjet printed velvet, high density polyurethane ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Oak Slatted Back Dining Chair, Light Oak
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern light oak slat back dining chair with tapered oak legs. Crafted in rustic oak this chair has a slatted backrest and caned seat with an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Patio Bar Stool with Stainless Steel Frame and Patterned Upholstery
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Trace outdoor lounge armchair.
Perfect to be combined with the Trace Collection lounge set this outdoor furniture piece is available in different colors and materials.
The whole d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Marble Chair by Jonathan Hansen
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble low table by Jonathan Hansen
12 Editions + 1 AP
Dimensions: 40.6 x 50.8 x 71 cm
Materials: Calacatta marble, architectural bronze, resin
...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Minivarius Chair by Oscar Tusquets
Located in Geneve, CH
Minivarius chair by Oscar Tusquets
Dimensions: D 53 x W 52 x H 82 cm
Materials: Structure in tubular steel painted in anodic black. A one-piece seat in gas-injected polypropylene ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Dining Chairs in Teak Wood with Light Beige Cotton Fabric - Stemma Line
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Uultis Design, a Brazilian firm renowned for its refined modern aesthetics and exceptional craftsmanship, the Stemma dining chair blends sculptural elegance with everyday...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
Contemporary Upholstered Dining Chair With Custom Lacquer Finish
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Modern dining chair with a sleek and minimalist design. It has a wooden frame and legs with a backrest that curves gently around the top. it cradles you in comfort with its plush sea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Black Memento Chair, Jesse Sanderson
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Memento chair, Jesse Sanderson
Original signed chair by Jesse Sanderson
Materials: Leather, steel
Dimensions: W 43 x D 50 x H 80 cm
Seating height: 47 cm
Frame finishe...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Dining Chair, Black Oak Finish/Water Repellent Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A refined balance of elegance and simplicity, this dining armchair features a softly curved backrest and plush velvet upholstery, offering exceptional comfort with a tailored silhoue...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Wooden Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in High Point, NC
The unique design of this set of six dining chairs combines Provincial simplicity with the graphic tendencies of early Modernism. Hand-crafted in France in the early 20th century, pe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Waterproof Fabric and Brown Outdoor Leather Dining Chair
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Nero Outdoor Dining Armchair
The Nero dining armchair embodies modern elegance, with its clean lines and sculpted form. Thoughtfully designed with refined lines and supportive armr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Dining Chair, Dark Espresso Wood/Burnt Orange Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A refined balance of elegance and simplicity, this dining armchair features a softly curved backrest and plush velvet upholstery, offering exceptional comfort with a tailored silhoue...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Set of 4 Brutus Dining Chairs by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Brutus dining chairs by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L 68 / W 50 /H 68 CM
Seat height: 44 CM / Seat depth: 37 CM
Backrest height: 24 CM
Materials: Fiber Concrete
Brutus dining chair cushion...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Concrete
Orbit Dining Chair in Blue Wool Fabric, Brushed Brass, by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This is the first time that Bohinc explores a design favourite; the chair.
In the collection, Lara Bohinc develops her stellar themes, finding inspiration in planetary and lunar o...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Neutra Wood Chair V3
By Cotidiano
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Neutra Chair finds inspiration in Richard Neutra´s architecture. It develops itself as a piece of furniture for practical comfort, with solid wood and upholstered seat and back,...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Moooi The Golden Chair in Matt Golden Steel Frame and Upholstery
By Nika Zupanc, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Under a mysterious magic spell, a retro-looking school chair is dipped in enchanted golden nectar, which washes away its austerity and crows it with a shi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé, Oak & Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Metal
Malta Ardmore Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Malta Ardmore dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 70 L X 68 D X 70 H
Materials: Walnut Timber, Brass, Grey Bouche Upholstery
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Gre...
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern, Walnut Timber, Solid Brass and Boucle' Malta Dining and Lounge Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Modern Malta dining room chair designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa works equally well as a lounge or side chair.
This Modern style dining room chair...
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Modern Laurence OUTDOORS Chairs, DEDAR Fabric, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Laurence outdoors chair is an artistic tribute to the essence of femininity in contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Velvet, Linen, Bouclé, Mohair, Fabric
Contemporary Outdoor Dining Armchair with Leather
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Eleanor Dining Chair
The Eleanor dining armchair is a piece whose starting point is comfort and functionality. Its simple design, feminine curves, and undulating texture highlight ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Carrocel Custom Tonio Dining Chairs with Golden Accents
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Pair of Carrocel custom Tonio dining chairs with golden accents. Featuring soft indigo blue velvet with hand painted gold accents on feet. Price includes complimentary curb side deli...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Scriba Contemporary Oak and Tan Leather Dining Chair
By ACOOCOORO
Located in Mexico City, MX
Scriba is a seemingly simple, delicate dining or desk chair; made by traditional Japanese wood joinery, and artisanal saddlery: two disciplines where texture, craftsmanship, and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Otical Skin Padded Chair in velvet
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Chair with anatomic solid wood structure and back. Available in two versions: with padded back and seat (SE55) or with padded seat and back in wood with 3D design slab (SE56). The le...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Malta Bouclé Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Malta Boucle dining chair by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 70 L X 68 D X 70 H
Materials: Walnut Timber, Brass, Grey Bouche Upholstery
Founded by South Afr...
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Outdoor Dining Armchair with Indigo Leather and Gold Accents
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Eleanor Dining Chair
The Eleanor dining armchair is a piece whose starting point is comfort and functionality. Its simple design, feminine curves, and undulating texture highlight ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 3 Counter Bar Stools w. Backrest - Tan Leather & Aged Brass Powder Coated
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Papillonne Brass Plated Chair with Pillow 'Set of 4'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Papillonne chair comes to your living room with its details, combining comfort with elegance. It is also suitable for combining with your dining table. The chair cushion can be produ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Upholstery, Faux Leather
Guillerme et Chambron, Set of 6 Oak Chairs, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, set of six oak chairs. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Steel and Stone Chair by Batten and Kamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Steel and stone chair by Batten and Kamp
Shelter to Ground Collection
Dimensions: W 48 x D 61 x H 95 cm
Materials: Hand finished hot rolled steel, natural stone.
The stone is source...
Category
2010s Hong Kong Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stone, Steel
Patio Dining Armchair with White Stainless Steel Frame
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Trace Outdoor Dining Chair
Perfect to be combined with the Trace outdoor dining table, this outdoor furniture piece is available in different colors and materials.
The whole desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Exterior Dining Chair in Black Stainless Steel with Black Water-Resistant
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Trace Outdoor Dining Chair
Perfect to be combined with the Trace outdoor dining table, this outdoor furniture piece is available in different colors and materials.
The whole desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Luc Counter Stool with Beech Ash-056-1 and Paris Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc Bar + Counter Stool with their Inviting curves and a comfortable seating. This chair is made of solid wood structure, natural rattan back and soft comfortable velvet upholste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
1970s Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Dining Chairs w/ Chrome Base Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four model 1187-110 Thin Frame dining chairs, designed by Milo Baughman and produced by Thayer Coggin. The listed price includes all 4 chai...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Set of 2 Glazy Chairs, Gentle 683 by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 glazy chairs, gentle 683 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
Waterproof Outdoor Dining ChairWhite Treated Leather and Stainless Steel
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Nero - Dining chair
The Nero dining armchair embodies modern elegance, with its clean lines and sculpted form. Thoughtfully designed with refined lines and premium materials, this chair strikes the perfect balance between bold design and timeless appeal, making it a statement in outdoor dining areas.
Contemporary outdoor dining chair made with structure: Legs white matte powder coated stainless steel, Metallic details in copper-plated stainless steel, Upholstery: Acrylic fabric and synthetic outdoor leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lola, the Padded Dining Chair in Velvet
By Casa Casati
Located in Milan, MI
The upholstered chair is a classic and always up-to-date piece, which could not be missing from the Casa Casati catalogue. The Lola chair, however, has been revisited in the proporti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Waterproof Dining Chair with Full White Upholstery White Legs and Gold details
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
The Nero dining armchair
The Nero dining armchair embodies modern elegance, with its clean lines and sculpted form. Thoughtfully designed with refined lines and supportive armrests,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian modern set of four solid wood chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of four solid wood chairs, 1980s
Set of four chairs with structure entirely in solid wood.
1980 approx.
Good conditions
Measurements in 43x46x76h cm and seat 42h c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Luxurious Lacquered Sleek Black Dining and Armchair with Upholstery
Located in Cairo, EG
Luxurious Lacquered Sleek Black Dining and Armchair with Upholstery.
Our Sleek Black chair is super comfortable for an enjoyable meal and long chats afterwards! Its curvaceous moder...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Pine, Lacquer
21st Century Modern Small Armchair Upholstered In Leather
Located in Milan, IT
Medven is a textile armchair made of multiple steel frames that are individually upholstered and then assembled. The deliberately abundant cover and the soft internal filling give th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Lise Chair Wood Leather by Castello Lagravinese studio
Located in Cascina, IT
Internal structure:
Curved fir wood multi-ply.
Cushions padding:
Sitting cushion and back:
Expanded polyurethane foam.
Upholstery:
High quality l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Caramel Brown Leather Chair
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the epitome of luxury - the Caramel Brown Leather Chair. Crafted with the finest quality leather, this chair exudes elegance and comfort. Its rich caramel brown hue adds ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
'Caverna' contemporary wooden dining chair by Brazilian Studio Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Cavernas are the arched structures that, when combined, form the skeleton of a vessel.
These delicately sculpted pieces are the pure embodiment of design, blending the strength and...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Lensvelt Military Chair by Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Chair
The Rietveld Military furniture was designed in 1923 by Gerrit Rietveld for a Catholic Military home in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Milita...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Neutra Black Inked Oak Chair V3
By Cotidiano
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Neutra chair finds inspiration in Richard Neutra´s architecture. It develops itself as a piece of furniture for practical comfort, with solid wood and upholstered seat and back,...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
"Kimono" Contemporary Chair, Velvet, vintage Kimono Silk , Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
KIMONO
Sabrina Landini invites design to take a new path, her works reveal a process of ever-evolving work while capturing unlimited reflections and propose a return to the celebrat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian 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
21st Century Home Collection Ivory Leather Chair by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
An incomparable artisan mastery typical of our land is the distinguishing feature of this collection.
The Home collection by Patrizia Garganti inclu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Luc Bar Stool with Beech Ash-056-5 and Vigo Blossom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc Bar + Counter stool with their inviting curves and a comfortable seating. This chair is made of solid wood structure, natural rattan back and soft comfortable velvet upholste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
Luc Counter Stool with Beech Ash-056-1 and Paris Mouse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc Bar + Counter Stool with their Inviting curves and a comfortable seating. This chair is made of solid wood structure, natural rattan back and soft comfortable velvet upholste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
Modern Outdoors Dining Chair with Stylish Brown Leather Straps
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Ribbon - Outdoor dining chair.
Contemporary outdoor dining chair made with structure: white lacquered aluminum, metallic details: nickel-plated, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Luc Bar Stool with Natural Oak and Paris Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc Bar + Counter Stool with their Inviting curves and a comfortable seating. This chair is made of solid wood structure, natural rattan back and soft comf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
Modern dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
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