BH | Studio Trianon Medallion-Back Tinted Dining Armchairs, Set of 2

The oval medallion back, which the French call a chaise en médaillon, was one of the signatures of Paris chairmaking in the reign of Louis XVI, framed like a cameo above a straight, tapering leg. English makers admired it too, and oval and shield backs soon graced the neoclassical dining rooms of Georgian England. Cast that outline in tinted acrylic and the old drawing room shape turns light enough to almost disappear.

This medallion-back armchair, with arms that curve down from the oval back to the seat front, is moulded in one piece of translucent tinted acrylic in Cobalt, Blush or Pewter. Moulded as a single piece, it is robust and simple to rinse off, its seat sits at the 18.5 inches a dining table expects, and it is as comfortable on a porch as in the kitchen. Light passing through it throws a wash of colour across the floor, as stained glass does.

Use the pair on a porch or patio with white cushions nearby, or round a white table in a kitchen with blue-and-white tiles. They bring real colour to a plain room, and look marvellous with a striped tablecloth, lemons in a bowl and a whitewashed wall. This listing is for a set of two armchairs.