BH | Studio Aboyne Loose-Cushion Dining Chair

The open-framed wooden armchair with loose cushions is one of the great domestic forms of the 1950s. Scandinavian makers built such chairs from solid timber with simple, visible joints and set soft cushions into the frame, so the chair stayed light to move and the wood was left to speak for itself. The idea crossed the North Sea quickly, and Scottish furniture makers of the 1950s and 60s became known for their own versions in warm, plain wood.

This is the armless version: a slim, open frame of solid hardwood in a rich brown finish, standing on tapered legs, with a cushioned seat and a loose pillow propped against the back rail. The covers are a slub weave, a cloth with a softly irregular, nubbly texture, in Oyster or Charcoal. Without arms it slides right under the table and lines up neatly in a row. The pillow comes away to be plumped, the chair takes up to 300 lbs, glides protect the floor, and it arrives with nothing to assemble.

Set six down both sides of a farmhouse table in a kitchen-diner, with the matching armchair at each end, a basket of bread and a big jug of wildflowers. A single chair works as an accent seat in a bedroom or a hall, or at a small writing desk. Oyster or Charcoal with warm wood reads Scandinavian and relaxed, at home with white walls, pale wood floors, paper lanterns and simple white tableware. This listing is for one chair.