BH | Studio Litchfield Sled-Base Dining Chair

In the 1920s, designers at the Bauhaus and in Paris began bending steel tube into chairs, and the sled base, a frame that runs across the floor in one long unbroken line, was among their cleanest ideas. American designers took up tubular steel within a decade, and it has mixed happily with older furniture in American houses ever since, as at home beside a colonial table in a Litchfield farmhouse as in a city kitchen.

This armless chair has a gently curved, upholstered back that follows the spine and a seat padded with a thick layer of dense foam, both covered in a soft, hard-wearing polyester weave in Oyster or Pewter. Beneath, a sled base of matte black stainless steel sweeps down and along the floor in a single flowing line, which gives the chair a steady, even footing. It is rated to hold 331 lbs, and assembly is required.

Pull a set up to a white oak table in a bright, modern dining room, with linen napkins and a vase of tulips. It is just as useful away from the table: at a home office desk, as an extra seat in a lounge or living room, or as a guest chair in a bedroom. Fabric against black metal looks crisp and a little Deco, smart with a round mirror and brass candlesticks. This listing is for one chair.