PublishedSep 10, 2019 1:50 PM EDT (a public service announcement for your dining room)
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Every chair comes with its own personality. At one end of the spectrum, there’s Pierre Jeanneret’sfamous cane chair: a seat so chock-full of wisdom and authority that even college professors would be jealous. On the other end, you’ve got chunkyswivel chairsandquirky stools—friendly surfaces that embody the fun, casual energy you’d want in a new best friend. Then, somewhere in the middle, lives this contoured statement seat. Sophisticated yet sexy, it’s the kind of chair you’d genuinely want to take out on a date.
The seat in question has no name, but that hasn’t stopped it from being instantly recognizable. Often spotted lounging in sultry dining rooms, it’s easily ID’d by its strong swooping curves, half-moon back, and abrupt brass legs—all unmistakableArt Decoreferences. Despite its 20th-century allure, this glamorous gem keeps resurfacing in the homes of design-minded folks who clearly know what’s up.
No stranger to Parisian apartments or vintage round dining tables that mimic its romantic shape, this semicircular seat’s bold silhouette plays nice with pretty much any decor style. It can go full high-glam in a rich velvet, or simmer down into modern camel leather when it’s feeling casual.
Just comfy enough to lure guests into gathering, but not so cushy they’ll overstay their welcome into the wee hours—this chair is the perfect marriage of ease and luxury. (Consider it the bouncer of seating: politely firm.) While some furniture purveyors have stuck with the straightforward silhouette, others have tweaked its curves into fresh new cozy nests.
Ahead, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite versions of this glam seat, so you can get in on the trend no matter your budget—be it ‘splurgy’ or ‘ramen-noodle adjacent.’
Velvet is a match made in heaven for a seat this luxe-looking. In a dining room that catches great sunlight, these airy chairs promise not to block the view with their slim steel frames—so you can admire your gorgeous room while pretending to eat your salad.
Chicandtotally customizable, you can take this chair in just about any stylistic direction your heart desires. Crisp white linen, for instance, leans rustic-luxe, while an inky gray would deliver the edgy exclamation point your industrial-cool decor has been begging for.
Offering a more contemporary riff on Art Deco ambiance, this re-creation’s sculptural frame is born from a single piece of molded acrylic. Instead of a built-in backrest, guests are greeted and supported by a cozy pillow for extra comfort. It’s basically a hug, in chair form.
Borrowing cues from modern minimalism and the Bauhaus, this chair’s back skips the sweeping half-moon shape we’ve been seeing—but its streamlined joints and balanced composition embody elegance all the same. Sometimes subtlety wins.
True to its name, Lara Bohinc’s Lunar Chair proudly orbits to its own gravitational rules, with crescent-shaped swoops that appear to defy gravity. NASA could never.
For a view that spans a full 360 degrees, Le Corbusier’s revolving, revolutionary chair puts a fresh spin on a classic silhouette. Perfect for the indecisive dinner guest who can’t commit to facing just one direction.
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Lydia Geisel has been on the editorial team at Domino since 2017. Today, she writes and edits home and renovation stories—including house tours, before-and-afters, and DIYs—and leads our design news coverage. She lives in New York City, where the apartments are tiny but the dreams are chunky.
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