Dining Chairs
Upholstered, rattan-back and moulded-shell dining chairs on solid-wood or powder-coated steel legs. The frame is cut and dried in-house, so the chair you reorder in two years is the chair you signed off.
Dining chairs are the spine of our business, and the part that decides a good one is the joint. We dowel and glue solid-wood frames rather than relying on staples, and we kiln-dry the timber before it's cut — a frame that ships wet is a frame that loosens in a heated dining room six months later.
Backs come three ways: fully upholstered, natural rattan caning over a wood frame, or a moulded shell on metal legs for a cheaper, lighter build. We'll tell you which suits your price and your market instead of pushing the one with the fatter margin — rattan looks great in a catalogue but needs care advice for humid regions, and we'd rather flag that now.
What you can configure
These are the choices that move the price and the performance. Lock the ones that matter to your market and leave the rest to us.
| Frame options | Solid rubber wood, beech, or powder-coated steel |
|---|---|
| Backs | Upholstered, natural rattan cane, or moulded poly shell |
| Timber drying | Kiln-dried to 8–12% moisture before machining |
| Joints | Doweled and glued; corner blocks on upholstered frames |
| Foam | Moulded or cut PU; density specified per use |
| Fabric | Linen-look, boucle, chenille or PU leather; COM accepted |
| Standards | Built and tested to BIFMA / EN 12520 dining-chair standards; reports arranged on request |
One trade-off worth getting right: rattan vs upholstered backs
A natural rattan back is beautiful and breathes well, but it's hand-woven, it adds cost, and it can dry out or loosen in very dry or very humid climates without care. A fully upholstered back is more forgiving and cheaper to ship flat-packed. For a café in a stable indoor climate, rattan earns its keep; for a high-turnover restaurant or a humid coastal market, we usually steer you to upholstered or a PU back. We'll quote both so you choose on facts, not on the showroom photo.
Dining Chairs — what buyers ask
It depends on the model and how much you customise. A standard frame in a stock fabric or finish runs lower than a fully custom wood-and-fabric build. Send the model and target quantity and we'll give you a straight MOQ rather than a brochure number.
We can source FSC-track rubber wood and beech on request and pass through the chain-of-custody paperwork for your order. We don't blanket-claim certification on stock we can't document — tell us if your programme needs FSC and we'll quote it with the right timber.
For proven models, yes. We develop and sample in Anji, then move repeat production to our Vietnam plant for buyers who need a non-China country-of-origin. Same drawings, same fabrics, same QC. Lead time for the first Vietnam run is longer; repeats are steady.
We build and bench-test to BIFMA and the relevant EN furniture standard. We don't claim certificates we don't hold — when your order needs a stamped third-party report, we arrange testing through SGS or TÜV and quote the fee before you commit.
Get a quote on dining chairs
Tell us the model, the quantity, the wood and fabric, and your market. We reply within one working day with a price, a loading plan and an honest note on lead time.