BH | Studio Beddgelert Leather Sling Dining Chair

Leather stretched across a frame is one of the oldest ways to make a seat: saddlers and campaign furniture makers used it because it was strong, light and gave gently under the body. Modern makers took the idea and put it on slender steel, keeping the comfort and losing the bulk.

This armless chair has a seat and back of slung leather in a warm caramel, set into a slim black metal frame that runs down to a sled-style base. The sling gives a little under you and follows the body, so it stays comfortable through a long dinner, and the open frame keeps it light to look at, so a row of them never crowds a room. The leather softens and takes on character with use, adjustable levelers keep the chair steady on uneven floors, and it is rated to hold 300 lbs.

Pull a set round a reclaimed wood table in a kitchen with open shelves, or use one at a study desk, at a vanity, or in a corner of the living room as an accent chair. Caramel leather looks good against black, oak and white plaster alike, at home in an industrial loft or a mid-century house, and it ages handsomely beside a cowhide rug and a brass lamp. This listing is for one chair.