BH | Studio Trianon Medallion-Back Tinted Dining Armchairs, Set of 4

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 clear acrylic and the old drawing room shape turns light enough to almost disappear.

Each chair has the oval back and gently curving arms of the eighteenth-century armchair, with square, tapering legs and a shaped seat, all moulded as one piece in deep, translucent blue acrylic. One-piece construction keeps them sturdy for everyday dining, the 18.5-inch seat suits a standard table, and they work indoors or out. Together, four of them make a bold block of colour round a table.

Set them round a white round table in a beach house dining room, or on a porch or patio with striped cushions and a jug of hydrangeas. Inside, they bring a dose of seaside colour to a pale kitchen, and pair beautifully with white china, rope and weathered wood. This listing is for a set of four armchairs.