BH | Studio Deerfield Curved-Back Dining Chairs, Set of 4

The curved top rail that holds a sitter's back has deep roots in New England, where Windsor chairmakers of the late eighteenth century bent a single length of wood into a bow above the seat. Danish designers of the 1950s, who studied early American and Shaker chairs closely, carried the idea forward with a rail that curved round the sitter and swept forward at each end, a shape some called the horn back. It made a small chair comfortable to lean into, and it still looks fresh.

Each of these four chairs has a wooden frame in a warm mid-brown finish, with the top rail curving round the back and reaching forward at the ends, so it supports the sitter and gives a hand somewhere to rest, on slender, rounded legs. The seats are padded with foam and covered in a black faux leather that wipes clean after meals, which makes them an easy choice for a table that sees spaghetti nights and homework alike.

A set of four fills a round or square table in a kitchen or small dining room and seats the whole family for everyday meals; one can always be borrowed for a desk. Picture them round a walnut table with a pendant above and a roast chicken on a board, or at a breakfast table by the garden door. Black and chestnut bring a mid-century crispness alongside teak and mustard. This listing is for a set of four chairs.