17 Timber Dining Chairs (that are sexy AND sustainable)
AUSTRALIAN EDITION
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Timber dining chairs, whether raw or painted, offer a warm earthiness unparalleled by other materials.
The most sustainable chairs to buy (in order of environmentally friendliness) are:
1. Vintage or antique dining chairs
2. Chairs made locally from recycled or reclaimed timbers
3. Chairs made locally from locally sourced timbers
4. Timber dining chairs made from sustainably managed forests
For Aussies looking for new rather than vintage or antique chairs, recycled and locally sourced timbers are not only the most eco-friendly option for your home but also support our local industry and craftspeople in producing a chair that will provide unique characteristics and many years of use.
Sustainable dining chairs made locally will always cost more as the timber has to be either reclaimed or it comes from a responsibly managed forests (unlike many logging operations in Asia). Our list includes a range of budgets (scroll to the end for the cheapest at $145 per piece which is an original design icon, not a replica!).
Here are our top 17 picks:
1. Astrid dining chair
The Astrid is a solid oak timber dining chair made from sustainable timber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC certified) and is available in timber alone or in a variety of seat cushion colours.
Price: from $359 AUD
Options: solid timber seat, fabric seat in variety of colours, leather seat in variety of colours.
2. Miss Holly timber dining chairs
The Astrid is a solid oak timber dining chair made from sustainable timber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC certified) and is available in timber alone or in a variety of seat cushion colours.
Price: from $1499 AUD (holy moly the most expensive chair by far in our list :0)
3. Elbow dining chair
The Elbow is a solid ash timber dining chair made from sustainable timber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC certified) and has a paper cord seat.
Price: from $329 AUD
Options: walnut stain (as shown), natural, outdoor versions.
4. Cub dining chair
The Cub is made from solid Ash timber with plywood seat and backrest with timber certified as sustainably sourced by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC® certified).
Price: $445 AUD
Options: Natural (as shown), black, Upholstered seat and/or backrest available
5. Tanner dining chair
The Tanner is available in solid oak or solid teak using sustainable timbers. Although beautiful, it has a sustainability mark against it for the cow leather. It would be good to see a sustainable leather substitute used in the future.
Price: $690 AUD
Options: solid teak, leather colour options
6. Greenwood dining chair
The Greenwood is a solid ash (recycled and green) dining chair made by Thors Hammer, a company with a genuine commitment to sustainability in all they do (see link below). Support local industry and talk to them about your custom furniture needs, including timber dining chairs.
Price: $455 AUD
Options: custom size, seat colours.
7. Bok oak dining chair
The Bok is one of a few timber dining chairs made from sustainable sources by Ethnicraft.
Price: from $755 AUD
Options: natural (as shown), black (see further down page), FSC certified solid teak option.
8. Maria timber dining chair
The Maria is one of West Elm’s sustainable timber dining chairs and is made from solid rubberwood legs and back and an oak veneer seat, both timbers being FSC® certified.
Price: $499 AUD for a set of 2.
Options: lighter colour available.
9. Le Corbusier
The Le Corbusier is a solid European beech timber dining chair with a laminated beech seat with FSC® certified timber.
Price: $360 AUD
Options: available in natural (as shown) or white
10. Ruka timber and rattan dining chair
The Ruka is a handmade solid American walnut timber dining chair made from sustainable timber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC® certified) by a local Sydney craftsperson.
Price: from $1080 AUD
Options: arm rest version.
11. Urban timber dining chair
The Urban is made from solid teak and is suitable for both indoors and outside in full weather (in outdoors exposed areas it will patina to grey if not treated).
Price: $460 AUD
12. Henrik walnut dining chair
The Astrid is a solid walnut timber dining chair made from FSC® certified timber (certified by the Forest Stewardship Council).
Price: from $399 AUD
Options: solid walnut (as shown), solid oak, variety of seat colours.
13. Casa timber dining chair
The Casa is a solid European oak timber dining chair made by Ethnicraft from FSC® certified timber (certified by the Forest Stewardship Council)
Price: $465 AUD
14. Bentwood dining chair
The Bentwood No. 18 chair is made from solid European beech with a laminated beech seat using FSC® certified timber.
Price: $395 AUD
Options: available in natural (as shown) or white
15. Bok black oak dining table
The Bok is a solid European oak timber dining chair made by Ethnicraft from FSC® certified timber (certified by the Forest Stewardship Council)
Price: $755 AUD
16. ‘Chair 170’ oak dining chair
The Astrid is a solid American oak timber dining chair designed by Takahashi Asako.
Price: $460 AUD
Options: American oak (as shown) or wenge (dark)
17. Thonet no. 18 timber dining chair
The No.18 chair is considered to be the definitive design by Thonet and is made from solid European beech with a laminated beech seat using FSC® certified timber.
Price: $145 AUD
Options: colours
So, which is your favourite? Do you have any of these beauties? Let us know what you think in the comments! 👇
