Bistro Dining Chairs in Black Bentwood with Cane Seats, Sets of 2

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A saltire brace stiffens each bent-birch frame, following a Paris cafe seating tradition that dates to the 1860s. Here the … Read more A saltire brace stiffens each bent-birch frame, following a Paris cafe seating tradition that dates to the 1860s. Here the frame is finished in black, which sharpens the crossed lines against any wall color, and the bentwood curves stay smooth from the crest rail down through the back legs.

The seat is natural cane, left unstained, so the honey tone plays against the dark frame. The chair measures 20 inches wide, 22 inches deep, and 35 inches high; the chair tucks fully under most dining tables and weighs little enough to move one-handed. That lightness matters in a kitchen where chairs are pulled out and put back several times a day, and the narrow frame lets a spare one wait against the wall.

Black bentwood and honey cane belong in a room that wants pattern without color, so they sit well with a scrubbed timber table, a marble bistro top or a painted kitchen island. The crossed back reads as graphic against pale plaster and holds its own beside brick or tile. Away from the table, one works at a small desk or in a hallway where a padded chair would be too much. See less