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Supplier: Pine Solutions   Guide Price: £198 per pair

Black seats often look good in a kitchen dining area - if black features prominently in the kitchen - black stools, for instance, or black granite worktops.

For a dining area these modern looking chairs are not only good looking but comfortable too, compared with solid timber chairs. They're made from bi-cast leather with oak legs.

Dimensions (in mm): 1060h x 470w x 625d  (seat depth 410mm)

Bi-cast leather is made from off-cuts, glued together under pressure, and coated with polyurethane. It has a high shine finish, which is uniform in appearance, easy to wipe clean and robust ... ideal for the kitchen.