Each of these chairs is gorgeous. Each one would work well around a dining table. And each and every one can be stacked and moved when necessity calls for it.
1. Solid oak Profile Chairs from Matthew Hilton, approx. $319 at Case.
2. A classic chair by Hans Wegner done in beech and leather. Elbow Chair, $1030 at Danish Design Store
3. A handmade heirloom piece from from Portland. Klamath Chair, $575 at The Joinery.
4. Philippe Starck's elegant Masters Chair, $1036 for 4 at YLighting.
5. Lucian Ercolani's iconic 1957 Ercol stacking chair, approx. $413 at Nest UK.
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Wow. These small space solutions come at a price!!
And then, of course, there's cheap. I bought what looks like a 3rd generation arne Jacobson knockoff--molded plywood, metal legs--at Target for $35each. Very comfortable, Look pretty good, & my kind of price.
Love it, thanks 3dogma! Also- we know that these are good for stacking but I need something that's really space concious when it is unstacked...are benches the best bet for that?
Ikea has some decent stacking chairs as well, for those of us that can't shell out a months rent for a set of chairs.
I can fit 9 people into my small LR for a meeting, with 6 of them sitting on the Target chairs. Pt is more comfortable to sit on a chair with a back--offers more changes of postion than a bench, plus you can wriggle without disturbing your fellow bench-sitters.
I agree with you about benches ,add to it I always think that unless it is a small bench that fits only two people,it would be hard to get up/out from the middle without making the ones beside you move .I have these ones from overstock, and I love,4 chairs for $199 them :http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Silver-Tabouret-Stacking-Chairs-Set-of-4/5095638/product.html
It's not much of a solution when it requires someone with $500/chair to spare.
Yeah, are these prices per chair or a package of 4? Pretty outrageous to buy one piece for $500. You can invest that same amount of money into some power tools and lumber and create your own.
If don't already own the tools and try to make those chairs, they're going to come out wonky. It's not as easy as you think.
Is it impossible? Absolutely not, but you need a bit of experience (and lots of patience) to get it right.
If you live in an apartment in a city, woodworking isn't the easiest hobby to keep. If you give it a shot, all the power to you.
Lets not forgot that well made furniture is always costly, no matter how simple the item. This is particularly true for dining chairs. Get the cheap ones and pretty soon the glued-in dowels and the posts start coming apart, making the chair actually dangerous to sit in.
You forgot in your stackable list to cite the Globus Chair. Very comfortable, well-made, light and not outrageously costly (Check out DWR).
Yowza those are expensive. Check out IKEA, Target, even Big Lots(!) for stackable modern chairs.
I just bought these from Overstock on Cyber Monday. Four of them for $160! http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Silver-Tabouret-Stacking-Chairs-Set-of-4/5095638/product.html.
We found some great ones at west elm. http://www.westelm.com/products/stackable-chair-g063/