Set of Four Elegant Mid Century Dining Chairs by Salvarani, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in München, BY
Set of four elegant mid-century dining chairs made of iron and formica. Manufactured around 1950 in Italy. A fantastic set of four vintage dining chairs made by the italian manufact...
Iron
1960s Kitchen Dinette Set, Fiberglass Chairs, Turquoise, Round Table, USA
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Dinette Set, 2 Fiberglass Chairs and a round Dining Table with a Formica Top. The table has a slightly different color, please see pictures. The Table is 29” high and 35.75” in...
Metal, Aluminum
Italian mid-century Chairs Paulista in yellow, red, black formica metal, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chairs Paulista in yellow, red, black formica and black tubular metal, 1960s Set of 6 chairs belonging to the limited edition of the Gran Café Paulista by ...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Black Metal Dining Chairs Style Carlo di Carli, Italy 1950s
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern three ( 3 ) dining room chairs very similar to the design by Carlo di Carli in butter cream and black color. The base was made of black lacquered metal, while the ...
Metal
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 14.97 in D 17.33 in
Midcentury Czechoslovak colored formica cafe chairs, 1960´s, set of 4
By Kovona
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century color formica cafe or dining chairs with chrome legs. They were made by Kovona company in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960’s. In good Vintage condition, shows signs ...
Metal, Chrome
Czechoslovak Colored Formica Cafe Chair, 1960's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century color formica cafe or dining chair with chrome legs. Made in the 1960’s. In very good Vintage condition. Measures: Height: 75 cm Width: 37 cm Depth: 38 cm Sea...
Chrome
Pair of Czechoslovak Colored Formica Cafe Chairs, 1960's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century color formica cafe or dining chairs with chrome legs. Made in the 1960’s. In very good Vintage condition. Price is for the pair. Measures: Height: 78 cm Width: 35 c...
Chrome
Eight 1960s formica chairs for dining room
Located in Premariacco, IT
Set of eight 1960s chairs made of iron and tan formica, perfect for a dining room or as furniture elements. Normal signs of wear from age and use.
Iron
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 39.57 in
Arne Jacobsen 3107 Butterfly Chairs & Piet Hein Table Fritz Hansen 1990 Denmark
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen, Bruno Mathsson, Piet Hein
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Nice matching dining set produced by Fritz Hansen in 1990 4 seven series 'butterfly' dining chair by Arno Jacobsen with a complementing dining table by Piet Hein & Bruno Mathsson ...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 31 in W 16 in D 18.5 in
C1950 Mid Century Chrome & Formica Dining Table & 4 Red Vinyl Sculptural Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Diminutive table with one leaf to extend. 4 cherry red vinyl chairs with Sculptural legs for style, completely 1950. In very good condition with normal wear. See pics, one leg cap on...
Chrome
Daystrom Mid-Century Modern Steel Dining / Dinette Set
By Daystrom Furniture
Located in Fulton, CA
A steel and formica expanding draw-leaf dining table and 6 chairs by Daystrom Furniture. Circa. 1960's. Notice architectural steel struts under chairs and table in design. Durable wh...
Steel
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H 29.73 in Dm 47.45 in
Friso Kramer Early Edition Revolt Chairs + Rare Matching Round Reform Table 1953
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
4 Revolt chairs and a matching round Reform table by Dutch designer Friso Kramer for Ahrend De Cirkel Friso Kramer is considered as the Dutch Jean Prouve and made his design for t...
Aluminum, Sheet Metal
7 Piece Richard McCarthy for Selrite Dining Set
By Richard McCarthy, Selrite
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous and rare Richard McCarthy for Selrite dinette set consisting of 6 swivel armchairs, and 1 circular dining table the chairs have wrought iron frames in white paint finish wit...
Wrought Iron
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H 30 in W 40 in L 30 in
Classic Mid-Century Modern Chrome Dinette / Kitchen Set with 2 Captains Chairs
By Howell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern chrome dinette / kitchen set. With 2 captains chairs, very unusual set!! Seldom seen set of six chairs, including two armchairs (CAPTAINS CHAIRS), table me...
Chrome
Sold
H 31.5 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in
Set of Chair Midcentury Attributed to Gianni Vigorelli in Wood and Formica, 1950
By Gianni Vigorelli
Located in Milano, IT
Eccentric coloured ant set from the 1950s. The structure of the set of chairs is made of cream-colored lacquered wood. Their peculiarity, as you can see in the photos, each chair is ...
Formica, Wood
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H 31.89 in W 20.08 in D 20.87 in
1960s White Space Age Dining Room Suite by Maurice Burke for Arkana Midcentury
By Maurice Burke, Arkana Furniture
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
1960s Dining room suite by Maurice Burke for Arkana, Bath, England. This terrific ‘Space Age’ dining suite consists of the table and four matching chairs and would have been the hei...
Aluminum
Sold
H 32 in W 17.75 in D 18.75 in
Set of Six Early Edition Friso Kramer Bone White Revolt Chairs with Black Frames
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in 1953 by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel. The Revolt chair is widely considered by the Dutch to be the perfect chair. A system of folding sheet steel was deve...
Sheet Metal, Metal
Set of Four Dining Table Chairs from Lübke, Germany, 1950s
By Lübke
Located in Berlin, DE
This set of four colorful chairs was produced by the German manufacturer Lübke in the 1950s. The seat shell and the backrest are Formica-coated in yellow, green, red and blue and the...
Formica, Wood
Original Vintage Saarinen Tulip Dining table and Chairs by Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
In his purist approach to design, Finnish-born Eero Saarinen sought out the essential idea and reduced it to the most effective structural solution. He designed the 1956 Tulip chair ...
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll tulip table and chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Oval table with white laminate top on cast iron base with set of six pedestal side chairs with fiberglass shells on aluminum bases with upholstered blue cushions
Aluminum
Norman Cherner for Plycraft Dining Set with Four Chairs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A hard to find N.Cherner for Plycraft ca' 1950's round dining table with four chairs. Table in original wood grain formica, chairs in walnut veneer.
Metal
Great Dining Set by N.Cherner for Plycraft
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great vintage dining set by Norman Cherner for Plycraft. Consisting of a round dining table-white formica top ( 4ft diameter), and six dining chairs with white nogahyde original up...
Walnut, Formica
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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