BH | Studio Dinan Barrel-Back Bouclé Dining Chairs, Set of 2

Tubular steel came into furniture in the mid-1920s, when designers in Germany began bending steel tubing into light, strong chair frames, and within a few years designers in Paris were building chairs and chaises from it too. Bouclé takes its name from the French for curled, after the looped yarn that gives the cloth its soft, nubbly surface, and it became a favourite of mid-century upholsterers. Together the two make a seat both crisp and comfortable.

Each chair has a round, cushioned seat and a curved back that wraps around the sitter like a short barrel, both upholstered in a creamy bouclé over dense foam, so the seat stays supportive through a long dinner. They stand on a slender frame of tubular metal in matte black. The foot pins underneath adjust, so you can level a chair on an uneven floor, and they will not mark it. Each chair is rated to hold 330 lbs, and only a little assembly is needed.

Group four around a round marble or oak table for weekday meals and dinner parties alike, or use one at a desk or a dressing table. The pale bouclé softens a kitchen of tile and stone. Style them with a sculptural paper pendant, a linen runner and a bowl of figs for a soft, gallery-like dining room in cream and black. This listing is for a set of two chairs.