The Michigan Dining Chair pairs a handwoven rattan seat and back with a solid mindi timber frame, measuring 53cm wide, 51cm deep and 88cm high. The seat sits at 45cm with arms at 58cm. A white upholstered chair pad softens the weave.

Rattan and a padded seat is a combination that solves the usual problem with woven dining chairs. An open weave breathes and looks light, but it is not something anyone wants to sit on through a long dinner, and a cushioned pad restores the comfort without closing the back in.

The arm height is the number to check against your table. At 58cm the arms will slide under most dining tables, but not under one with a deep apron or rail, and a chair that cannot be pushed in eats a surprising amount of room. Measure from the floor to the underside of your table before ordering a set.

Because the rattan is handwoven and the mindi is solid timber, no two chairs are identical in tone or in the pattern of the weave. Ordering a set together keeps the variation within a range that reads as handmade rather than mismatched.