The Clare Dining Chair is armless and fully upholstered in Sky Tweed, a textured polyester over a metal frame. The waterfall base carries the upholstery down to the floor with no visible leg break. It measures 52cm wide, 57cm deep and 83cm high.

Armless chairs earn their place at crowded tables. With nothing to catch on the table edge they push all the way in, which frees up floor space in a room that does not have much to spare.

Sky Tweed is the other reason to look at this one. Tweed weaves hide crumbs and light marks in a way flat weaves cannot, and the soft pastel tone keeps the chair from feeling heavy despite the fully upholstered base. The fabric is rated 40,000 on the Martindale scale, a mid-range figure suited to regular family use. The metal frame underneath does the structural work, so the softness is surface rather than the whole story.