Modern Dining Room Chairs
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Tôle
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Resin, Fiberglass, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Suede, Wood, Hickory
1990s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Poplar
2010s Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Upholstery, Walnut, Oak, Pine
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Ziricote
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Hardwood, Mahogany
20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
1980s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Silver Leaf
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
1990s Spanish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dining Room Chairs
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Textile, Beech
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Aluminum, Steel
1980s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Lacquer
2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Maple
1990s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Teak
2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood, Walnut
1980s American Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Lucite
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Cotton, Bouclé
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Teak
1950s Belgian Vintage Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
2010s Austrian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Paint
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
2010s Austrian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Rattan, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Purpleheart
2010s Austrian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Bouclé
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Birch, Leather, Cane, Hardwood
2010s North American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Lucite
2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Plastic
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Bouclé
Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
2010s Dutch Modern Dining Room Chairs
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1990s Danish Modern Dining Room Chairs
Chrome