Many 1950s dining room chairs featured Scandinavian contemporary design.
Utilitarian design and comfort were important components of 1950s dining room chairs. Scandinavian contemporary design best describes dining chairs created during this period. Simple designs, lack of ornamental features and straight lines typified mid-20th century dining chairs. Arne Jacobsen, one of the most influential Danish modern designers of the 1950s, created a variety of favorite dining chairs. Charles and Ray Eames created some of the most innovative dining chair designs in the 20th century.
Ant Chair
Danish furniture designer Arne Jacobsen is known for designing the innovative and comfortable Ant chair in 1952. Originally having only three legs and no arms, and resembling an ant's silhouette, the traditional design endures, but with four legs. The back and seat portray a one-piece wood design in the shape of a shell, providing a comfortable dining chair. Simplistic design, clean lines and chrome legs add a modern flair to this enduring dining chair.
Dining Chair Metal
Charles and Ray Eames, furniture designers who married in 1941, designed the dining chair metal (also known as the DCM) during the early 1950s. Constructed of two pieces of plywood secured to a solid rod-chromed frame with rubber shock mounts, this dining room chair soon became a favorite in U.S. dining rooms. The Herman Miller Furniture Company sold about 2,000 DCM chairs per month during 1951. A few DCM chairs were constructed with wooden legs; however, the chrome-legged chairs were much more in demand.
Dog Biscuit Chair
Five Heywood brothers began making chairs in 1826 in a small barn in Gardner, Massachusetts. The Heywood-Wakefield Company carries on the furniture-making business started by the Heywood brothers. One of the most recognizable chairs in the world was created by the Heywood-Wakefield Company in the 1950s -- the "dog biscuit chair." A simple dining chair featuring a padded seat supported by solid birch wood legs, the wooden back of the Heywood-Wakefield dog-biscuit chair resembles the shape of a dog biscuit.
Cal Mode Chairs
Designer Kip Stewart's Cal Mode dining chairs reflect typical chair design. Straight, simple lines and upholstered padded seats and backs provide comfortable seating. The chair legs, framed back and seat feature dark-walnut wood construction. Proportionate styling, quality construction and attention to detail provide the Cal Mode chair's aesthetic appeal and comfort.
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