Invite originality into your interior with these Baumann chairs featuring a unique and timeless design. Made of dark wood, they stand out with their splayed legs that add a modern touch while ensuring seating comfort. Perfect for enhancing a dining room or a reading nook, these pieces easily blend with different decor styles. Available individually, they are ready to enrich your space with their subtle elegance. Some signs of use reflect their history. Chairs sold individually, 17 pieces available. Width: 40 cm Depth: 40 cm Height: 81 cm Seat height: 43 cm Seat width: 40 cm Seat depth: 40 cm A brief history of the chair In the Middle Ages, sitting on a chair with a backrest was a rare privilege, reserved for the one leading the assembly: the "president" [from Latin praesidere, to sit in front]. For a long time, a symbol of prestige compared to the benches and stools of the common people, the chair became democratized only in the 18th century to become an everyday object. It is distinguished from an armchair by the absence of armrests, a structure designed to offer total freedom of movement around a table or desk. The result of a constant quest between lightness and sturdiness, it has evolved from sculpted solid wood to more modern lines, making each seat a witness to the history of comfort.