Wisely choosing dining chairs for your dining room table is crucial as dining chairs are important to host events like dinner parties with your friends, or just have a dinner with your family. Comfortable dining chairs are a must for your home.
With so many aspects you need to consider when choosing a proper dining chair, aspects like style, shape, armrests, etc., it’s hard to be sure that you’re making the right decision.
Today we're here to share some useful tips for purchasing the best dining chairs for your home.
- Size: It is essential that your dining room chairs fit comfortably around the table, the height and width should be measured.
- Style and Design: Having established the approximate dimensions of the chairs needed, you will now be in position to choose the style and design.
- Armrests: Chairs with armrests ultimately provide more comfort.
- Comfort: Consider how much you and your guests will be using your dining chairs.
- Maintenance: Darker colours or patterns to mask stains in materials which can be wiped down or easily cleaned instead.
Ready to buy one after reading all above tips? There are 46 quality Italian chairs and Europe dining chairs you definitely should check out!
Ada
Leather chair and armchair with simple and soft shapes, also available XL flex version with a wider seat and flexible backrest which increases the comfort even more. The structure completely covered in soft leather, is available in many colors and thanks to its minimal design it fits in a discreet way in any residential environments.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W44 x D56 x H90cm
- W48 x D56 x H90cm – XL flex
- W60 x D56 x H90cm – XL flex arm
Agata
Dining chairs with wooden frame covered in soft leather.
Available with 4 legs in solid wood turned from the conical shape applied directly to the seat. Particularly the shape of the backrest widening in the shoulders. The shape of the seat is highlighted by zip of various colors.
Agata diamond stands out for the quilted work of rhombus of the backrest.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W46 x D57 x H88cm – regular / edge/ diamond
- W46 x D57 x H96cm – high
Agatha Flex Slim
Dining chairs with steel frame upholstered in fabric or leather of your choice. Flexible back rest.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, Fabric
Dining Chair Sizes: W49 x D59 x H95cm
Alanda
Alanda is a dining chair with a steel frame and cold foamed polyurethane padding, fully upholstered. Making it stand out are a clean and understated line, sleek and slender, highlighted by the full upholstery and by the gently rounded corners that emphasise its sinuousness.
Its strengths are its natural elegance, comfort and simplicity, characteristics that make it a dining chair suitable to be paired with important tables and give it a versatile predisposition to domestic or contract contexts.
The many leather tones available for the upholstering allow Alanda dining chairs to acquire more classic or contemporary faces, for more discreet or impactful aesthetic solutions, according to stylistic needs.
Dining Chair Brand: Bonaldo
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W46 x D55 x H88cm
Arcadia Couture
Dining chairs with frame in wood of your choice. Cover in leather of your choice. Quilted seatback cover.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, wood
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W48.5 x D57 x H89cm
- W48.5 x D60 x H108cm – ‘H’ High back
Asia
Collection of leather chairs distinguished by the refined processing of the upholstery in soft leather.
Asia dining chairs is available in three variants, with padded cushion applied to the seat and the backrest, with diamond quilting in seat and back or upholstered with ribbon in contrast. There is also a version with a high backrest.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W46 x D57 x H88cm – regular / edge/ diamond
- W46 x D57 x H96cm – high
Aurella
Dining chairs with steel frame and polyurethane foam. Cover in fabric or leather of your choice.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, Fabric
Dining Chair Sizes: W49 x D65 x H104cm
Ava
Dining chairs with fully upholstered shell and quilted inner back; covered metal legs in beechwood, natural, stained or matt lacquered.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W51 x D55.5 x H81cm
Belinda
Dining chairs with or without arms with frame in ashwood . Seat and back upholstered in fabric or leather of your choice.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather, Fabric, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W53.5 x D59 x H86cm
Carlottina
CARLOTTINA dining chairs available with cover in leather.
Dining Chair Brand: Rivolta
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W56 x D56 x H80cm
Cocoon
Not just simply picking the best materials to materialise their modern designs, Cipriani demonstrates the finest Italian craftsmanship through completing their designs with the finest details on any material.
Cocoon dining chair is not limited to a single piece of furniture, but a series of Italian craftsmanship with finest details to complete your home.
Dining Chair Brand: Cipriani
Materials: Nubuck
Dining Chair Sizes: W53 x D58 x H90 cm
AD623
Dining Chairs upholstered in nabuk art.
Dining Chair Brand: Cipriani
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W53 x H90cm
Dumbo
It is always easier said than done.
The perfect balance between the extravagance of leather and the tranquility of wood is always difficult to grasp. And to capture the essence of these two material and fuse them together without any trace is the task that is only up to maestros such as Cattelan italia.
Cattenlan italia, again, proves that such task can be done with the dining chairs – Dumbo.
If you take a closer look at the detail of Dumbo dining chair, you will notice the delicacy. Such flawless Italian craftsmanship is just one of Cattelan italia’s defining features. Dumbo is never in a hurry to display all its merits, instead its beauty ages with a subtle attitude, waiting for your discovery.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, Fabric, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W50 x D58 x H82cm
Felix
Dining chairs upholstered in nabuk art. Chair vintage style, also available armchair version with ash stained wooden frame and seat covered in leather in many colors. Its elegant design makes it functional and suitable for any type of environment.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W53 x D62 x H84cm
Forest
Great ideas are always there. Yet, you don’t always notice them cause they sound absurd at first.
Like the Forest stool, it does not seems to be a good idea on paper – Stools with holes? Come on!
But Fast Design from Italy actually realizes this dining chair to its greatest potential – with a certain visual balance between holes and steel, Forest becomes a piece of practical (and robust) art that excels at outdoor areas.
Dining Chair Brand: Fast
Materials: Leather, Aluminum
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W48 x D53 x H81cm
- W56 x D56 x H80cm (arm)
- W65 x D63 x H67cm (loungechair)
- W65 x D65 x H80cm (swivelling arm)
- W48 x D56 x H97cm (stool)
- W48 x D56cm x H117cm (highback stool)
Gingko
Geometric, with a contemporary look, generous size but rigorous at the same time, Ginkgo armchair is the right balance between modernity and formal elegance. Particularly suitable for both contract and work enviroments, it also matches with domestic interiors.
Dining Chair Brand: Sitia
Materials: Leather, Fabric
Dining Chair Sizes: W69 x D61 x H77.5cm
Hibiscus
The simple and smooth lines, combined with a refined aesthetic structure, make Hibiscus a versatile fabric chair able to change atmosphere and character according to the chosen color combinations. A refined chair which does not invade the space where it is located, suitable for public and private environments.
Dining Chair Brand: Sitia
Materials: Leather, Fabric
Dining Chair Sizes: W58 x D64 x H79cm
Indy
Soft polyurethane armchair with different bases. Fix or swiveling base in embossed lacquered steel or in wood, or with 5 spokes in polished aluminum, or with wheels in black painted aluminum. Seat and back in monochrome polyurethane available in several colors. Available in swiveling version and on wheels. Fireproof seat.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Dining Chair Sizes: W62 x D55 x H78cm
Isabel
Dining chairs with or without arms with steel frame completely covered in fabric or leather of your choice.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, Fabric
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W48 x D59 x H87cm
- W55 x D59 x H87cm – ‘B’ with arms
- W48 x D62 x H100cm – ‘H’ High back
- W55 x D62 x H100cm – ‘HB’ High back with arms
Kaori
Dining chairs with steel frame covered in leather. Standard or in contrast stitching.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W45 x D52 x H95cm
Karma
Chair and armchair with a strong visual impact, characterized by shapes that blend harmoniously and create plays of light and shadow that emphasize the sophisticated and minimalist design of Karma. The metal structure is padded with polyurethane foam covered with soft leather.
Chair and armchair are also available with ribbon in contrast that highlights the profile of the back making the object become even more refined. The search for quality has pushed the company to take care even of the hidden and less visible details obtaining a perfect object from every point of view.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W52 x D56 x H86cm – with/ without arms
Lenny
Upholstered dining chair and armchair with a continuous back-seating featured by a quilted covering. The upholstering gives comfort and underlines the quality of the diamond manufacturing which is the element that most identifies this collection.
All the models are available in leather. The base comprehends the wooden finishings version, 4 legs version, trottle version or metal version.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W46 x D59 x H83cm
- W57 x D59 x H83cm – armchair
Lilly
Upholstered dining chair and armchair made by a unique curved wooden panel, the smooth surface of the seating and the back underlines the purity of the shell shape making it even more embracing in the armchair version.
All the models are available in leather, hide and fabric. The base comprehends the wooden finishings version, 4 legs version, trottle version or metal version.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W47 x D59 x H83cm
Magda
Wooden chairs with or without arms with frame in natural ashwood, Canaletto walnut stained ashwood, burned oak stained ashwood (, open pore matt white or black painted ashwood. Seat and back upholstered in fabric, synthetic nubuck, micro nubuck, synthetic leather or soft leather. The cover is not removable.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, Fabric, Nubuck, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W53 x D55 x H81cm
Mirta
Mirta is a padded dining chair, with upholstery in leather. An idea of comfort and formal composure, for timeless elegance. At the origin of Mirta there is a formal research that directs toward a new sobriety of shapes, made of minimal thicknesses and a light and manageable design, carefully proportioned.
Thanks to their clean, essential lines, Mirta dining chairs adapt to any environment, from the office to the home, from the garden to the dining room. The aesthetic potential of the full upholstery in fact gives this collection a pleasantly organic look; the possibility of choosing from numerous colours of leather make it a piece of furniture with unexpected potential.
Dining Chair Brand: Bonaldo
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W43 x D53 x H83cm
Musa
Wooden chair with or without arms with frame in natural ashwood, Canaletto walnut stained ashwood, burned oak stained ashwood or open pore matt white or black. Seat and back upholstered in fabric or leather.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W56 x D60 x H80cm
- W69 x D60 x H80cm (with arms)
My Time
Sophisticated design and careful workmanship are the hallmarks of My Time, dining chairs with comfortable cold foamed polyurethane padding, completely upholstered in eco-leather, fabric or emery-leather.
Suitable for home or contract use, in dining rooms as well as in hotels and restaurants, this seat designed by Dondoli and Pocci is distinguished by its understated and simple silhouette, its comfort and overall aesthetic value that is very agile and dynamic, enhanced by the shaping of the backrest and by the total absence of edges, given by its continuous and sinuous lines.
Proposed in multiple colour variants, My Time dining chairs will easily fit into contexts of the most varied styles, bringing with it a hint of discreet modernity.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W47 x D55 x H83cm
Nisha
The Nisha collection is characterized by a minimalist design that recalls the archetype of the dining chairs. The right balance of volumes makes it a discreet and elegant object, in harmony with any furniture style. The simplicity of its shape emphasizes the quality of the manufacturing.
Nisha is available coated with soft leather in a large variety of colors that characterizes all the collections but it is also available as chair version covered in hide, stackable, with high-back, 4-star or 5-star base, lounge or armchair, in order to meet the needs either of contract, home or office furniture.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W44 x D50 x H85cm
- W48 x D52 x H85cm – 4 ways
- Diam. 68 x H85cm – 5 ways with wheels
- W44 x D52 x H93cm – high
- W46 x D51 x H85cm – XL
- W63 x D57 x H74cm – lounge
- W56 x D50 x H85cm – armchair
- W59 x D51 x H85cm – XL armchair
Pit
Pit dining chairs with the minimalist look, fully upholstered in leather or fabric, with elegant stitching and with legs in solid walnut or oak, will be available now in a technical material too.
The Design team MHK keeps the minimalist line but the material used is renewed, creating a modern and update model.
The seating solution made of integral foam “soft touch” wins immediately the heart of the consumers thanks also to the simplicity of cleaning the product, to the comfort and to the softness of this material.
Dining Chair Brand: Tonon
Materials: Leather, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W48 x D55 x H83cm
Poly
Poly is a dining chair made in plastic material, in a single injection mould, a production technique that ensures a unique lightness. It can be stacked and is also suitable for outdoor use. The available colours (transparent, smoke, opaque white, opaque black) emphasise the technical character of this product.
Poly dining chairs are also proposed in the padded version, completely upholstered in fabric, or leather: Poly XO (one-colour) or Poly XOXO (two-colour). Two variants with the same DNA, but slightly different, to adapt to the most varied indoor uses.
Faceted and with a bold shape, Poly dining chair has the distinctly contemporary look that characterises the creations of its designer, Karim Rashid. The collection is an effective fusion of production quality, practicality, formal identity and accessibility. Its versatility makes it an easy object to personalise according to one’s own taste and the environment that will host it.
Dining Chair Brand: Bonaldo
Dining Chair Sizes: W53 x D55 x H85cm
Quo
Quo is an elegant stacking chair which impresses with a very special twist in the back.
The shell of Quo is available in many exciting colors and up to 40 pieces any RAL color can be made on request.
The shell of the modern stacking chair “Quo” is produced in soft touch light, the base in steel is available in polished or matt black and white lacquered steel.
Dining Chair Brand: Tonon
AWARDS WIN
good design chicago
German Design Award
Iconic Award
BD NY
Radice Quadra
The characteristic shape of the legs of this aluminium outdoor table and chairs are inspired by the mathematical sign of the square root (Radice Quadra in Italian). The frame – which is light-weight and geometrical, in die cast aluminium – is completed either by a square, rectangular or round table top in aluminium or by a seasoned Asian teak top.
The Radice Quadra tables match all the seats in the Fast collection, but a particularly sophisticated contrast is achieved if you team them with the graphic appeal of the Forest collection.
The Radice Quadra collection comprises: square, rectangular and round tables with aluminium table top and rectangular table with teak top.
Dining Chair Brand: Fast
Materials: Aluminum, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes:
- Diam. 130 x H74cm
- W90 x D90 x H74cm
- W140 x D140 x H74cm
- W150 x D90 x H74cm
- W200 x D90 x H74cm
- W240 x D90 x H74cm
- W290 x D90 x H74cm
Rest
The Rest collection of padded chairs can be interpreted in a number of ways and can accommodate various styling requirements. Rest is a dining chair with upholstery in fabric or leather, fully upholstered or in the variant with the leg visible, in painted metal in various colours. The padding in cold foamed polyurethane ensures utmost comfort.
The collection includes, along with the Rest version, three other dining chairs: Rest up (with a slimmer design), Rest hi (with high backrest) and the Rest too stool (available in two heights).
Pleasant, multitasking and refined, the Rest family of seats makes it possible to furnish entire rooms with stylistic consistency. Perfect in the holiday home just as it is in the city, ideal also in elegant contract contexts.
Dining Chair Brand: Bonaldo
Materials: Leather, Fabric
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W47 x D54 x H80cm (Rest)
- W44 x D52 x H92cm (Rest up)
- W46 x D58 x H106cm (Rest hi)
Rita
Dining chairs with frame in black, graphite, white, painted steel, titanium or bronze embossed lacquered steel. Cover in fabric, synthetic nubuck, micro nubuck, soft leather or synthetic leather. The cover is not removable.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Fabric, Leather, Nubuck, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W48 x D58 x H87.5cm
Royal
Dining chairs in beechwood, natural, stained or mat lacquered; seat and back upholstered in fabric or leather.
Dining Chair Brand: Cattelan Italia
Materials: Leather, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W52 x D59 x H82cm
Shell
Shell fabric chair is already a classic in the Tonon collection.
Black or sand color knitted back, seat upholstered, base in chrome or chrome matt. 180° swivel with self return mechanism.
Dining Chair Brand: Tonon
Materials: Fabric, Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W47.5 x D56 x H82.5cm
Shila
Family of dining chairs characterized by a harmonious design and a shaped wide back. The structure is in metal with polyurethane padding entirely covered in leather.
Shila dining chair has a modern and minimal design characterized by a tailor-made care of details.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W52 x D62 x H85cm
- W58 x D62 x H85cm – armchair
- W48 x D52 x H91cm – stool 65
- W48 x D53 x H101cm – stool 75
Smile
SMILE dining chair lends some refinement to your dining room with its straight edges and delicate feet. The touch of vintage with the filigree tripod runner harmonises perfectly with SMILE’s clear lines. Casual upholstery and the closed backrest make sitting a pure comfort pleasure. The naturalness that radiates from this furniture will soon take over your dining room, which will become the central meeting point of your home.
- upholstery casual / loose
- tripod skid available in nickel satined (stainless steel optics) or metal powder-coated structural black mat
- combination of covering materials – two different materials can be combined
- with contrast stitching or tone on tone
Dining Table Brand: Koinor
Materials: Fabric, Leather
Step
A new armchair and a new lounge enrich the step family. Inspired by the Classics and reread.
The organic shape shell is made of a self-supporting frame, injected with coloured integral foam called “soft touch”. The shell fits the body shape offering a pleasant sensation of softness which gives the seating the utmost comfort.
Beside the attractive 4-leg base in metal or with elegant wooden legs in American Walnut or oak, step is also available with cantilever base and central column base in lacquered die cast aluminium.
Dining Chair Brand: Tonon
Materials: Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W53 x D54 x H86cm
Thea
Thin and rigorous design for this leather dining chair characterized by the arch curvature of the backrest. The sartorial manufacturing of the upholstery in soft leather and the variety of colors that characterizes all the collections make Thea dining chair a simple and elegant object at the same time.
Dining Chair Brand: eforma
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W46 x D57 x H90cm
Topaz
The dining chairs from our modern and sturdy dining room series are comfortable and relaxing, perfect if you want to dine for hours or be used as office chairs.
The dimensions have been tailored to the most ergonomic way of sitting and the perfect height for eating, and the dining chairs have glides for every floor. They are also available with wheels.
Dining Chair Brand: Gealux
Materials: Leather
Twist
Steel frame with elastic belts, covered with injected flame retardant polyurethane foam.
Asymmetric cross base in polished chrome steel.
Fix version available only.
Dining Chair Brand: Tonon
Materials: Leather
Dining Chair Sizes: W50 x D60 x H83cm
Ultimo
Just when you are about to enjoy your meal, you are carried away:
How can it be that comfy? That smoothness of the leather, that robust lower back support from that slim thin design.
All that foodie talk vanished from your mind, cause all you have in your mind right now is to sit on the Ultimo dining sofa, manufactured by Koinor Germany, as long as possible.
And we don’t blame you, we get carried away quite a lot.
Dining Chair Brand: Koinor
Materials: Fabric, Leather
Dining Chair Sizes:
- 2.5-seater
- 3-seater
- Corner
Up
The successful story of Up dining chairs is far away from its ending. The public favorite Up dining chairs collection, is increasing even in its noblest version.
A lounge chair with handcrafted armrests in solid wood and upholstered shell, born from the creativeness of Martin Ballendat. The solid American walnut gives this lounge a remarkable style.
The wide collections of fabrics and leathers offered by Tonon, gives to any style the possibility to find their right colors combination.
Dining Chair Brand: Tonon
Materials: Fabric, Leather, Wood
Dining Chair Sizes: W60 x D59 x H82cm
Zebra
Everything originates from the sun and its light.
As one of the most innovative outdoor furniture manufacturers in the world, Fast Italy goes back to the origin – by removing parts of aluminium from the furniture.
The results are not only shown on the Zebra dining chairs collection, but with their shadows shown on the ground as well.
Along with the option of adding extra cushions, the zebra dining chairs work effortlessly under the sun, UV rays, water and strains. Through different seasons.
Dining Chair Brand: Fast
Materials: Aluminum
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W57 x D56 x H79cm
- W58 x D56 x H79cm (arm)
- W74 x D65 x H71cm (lounge)
- W67 x D62 x H39cm (footrest)
Zebra Knit
You need intuition and imagination to design a fabric like the one used for Knit dining chairs: self-supporting, ensuring water drainage, resistant to UV rays, fire-retardant, breathable and cool, for a comfortable and ergonomic seat.
A mesh fabric that is entirely seamless, made on dedicated looms, that embraces the painted stainless steel frame of the patio chairs for an ultimately elegant effect: ideal for outdoor use, perfect for any season.
The Zebra Knit collection comprises: high-back lounge fabric chairs, high-back lounge fabric chairs with Iroko table, rocking lounge armchairs, lounge armchairs.
Dining Chair Brand: Fast
Materials: Aluminum, Fabric
Dining Chair Sizes:
- W57 x D56 x H79cm
- W78 x D80 x H67cm (lounge)
- W78 x D80 x H103cm (highback lounge)
- W80 x D87 x H102cm (rocking lounge)