So I need your help: After seven years of garden variety family wear and tear, our red dining chairs are just about on their last legs. I get so many comments about them on this blog that I thought you might have some strong opinions about what the next ones should be. We’re not exactly sure what we want yet, but we know we want them to be red, comfortable, on the modern side…and available in knock-off form (!). Based on this criteria, we’ve narrowed it down to the nine you see above. Vote for your favorite in the comment field below and I’ll choose one reader at random to receive a copy of both Dinner: A Love Story and, almost hot off the presses: Dinner: The Playbook. (When I hit the bigtime, maybe then I’ll be able to offer a full dining set as the giveaway — and maybe not even the knock-offs.) Your choices:
1. Tolix Chair 2. Globus Chair 3. Salt Chair 4. Thonet Vienna Chair 5. Wishbone Chair 6. Thonet Era Chair 7. Navy Chair 8. Saarinen Tulip Chair 9. Eames Molded Chair.
Contest ends Thursday, 8/21 at noon ET. Good luck! UPDATE: The winner (Rosie: #384) has been notified. Thanks for playing everyone!
RIP my beautiful red chairs that are no longer available on the interweb (as far as I can tell).
Related: Click here for a massive modern chair resource.
5!!
I like #7 the best. They look simple, modern, and the most comfortable of the bunch.
#4! I’m always a sucker for this style, though I always end up with something closer to #3. (Thanks for the kind giveaway!)
#3 the salt chair for sure!!!
#5 is my favorite !
#7 Navy Chair – they are super comfortable!
#9. You can’t go wrong with a classic. And it is really comfy.
#9 — you can’t beat Eames!
#5 would look great with the table
I like 7
9!
Gotta go with classic chic! #3 for the win!
3, 7, 4, 5… in that order. You have great taste!
Classics are classics for a reason. #3!
Totally #5!
We have ten of the Globus chair — #2. We bought them when we moved into our last house, and bought more than we needed becuase we wanted to squeeze in a lot of people. They have been used as dining chairs (obvs), step stools, desk chairs, outdoor chairs, lounge chairs in our underfurnished family room, and stacked in a corner when not in use. They have been spilled on, painted on, sticker-ed on, left outside in the rain, jumped from and over, and rocked back on. In short, they have been abused and still look and feel great (except for the legacy of one early mystery guest who had diamond-sharp jeans rivets). They’re plenty comfortable, lightweight, and stack easily when you don’t need some. Best of all, they are slim enough to squeeze in a ton of people for the most-fun kind of dinner party. I’d buy them again if they shoud ever wear out!
4!
2 or 9. But I appear to be very much in the minority. Guess it depends what you think of as modern (2 qualifies, to my eye, but lots of the others look either retro or traditional).
I own the #2 Globus chairs – they are my dining room chairs and they are seriously great. Seriously great. I have them in multiple colors. I stack them. They are very comfortable for dining, and they also hold up very well as work chairs – as in, sidle up to the table, plug in your laptop, and go. I would buy them again in a heartbeat. We wait for them to go on sale at Design Within Reach and buy one or two more as we go. Did I mention that they stack?
I like 3 or 4!
#3!
Chair 5 – they look like they would be the most comfortable! Enjoy your new purchase, whichever you choose!
I’m partial to the wishbone (#5) because we have a set of them in our dining room, in black, and we love them. They’re VERY comfortable. One drawback is that any greasy food dropped on the cane seats will leave a faint stain.
#3!
I like #3 – the Salt Chair best.