Moooi Hana Chairs Un-Upholstered Set of 2

The Moooi Hana Chairs Un-Upholstered came from Simone Bonanni watching flowers open and thinking "what if a dining chair could do that?" The petal-shaped backrest curves around you like it's blooming outward, which sounds poetic but actually works - the flexible shell adjusts to how you're sitting without needing adjustment mechanisms or levers. Bonanni spent three years at Marcel Wanders' studio before starting his own practice in Milan, and you can see that influence in how the chair balances sculpture with function. The un-upholstered version comes in six colors including this terracotta option, and the molded shell shows off the organic curves without fabric hiding the design. What's practical about buying them as a set of two is you're getting matched chairs that stack when you need floor space back, and the stackable black metal base doesn't wobble or scratch like cheaper stacking chairs do after a few months.

The generous proportions mean you can actually sit in these for long dinners or work sessions without your back complaining, which matters more than most dining chairs admit. The backrest height and curve support your spine properly whether you're leaning back during conversation or sitting forward over a laptop. The shell material holds up to daily use - keys scraping it when you pull up to the table, bags bumping against it, the normal abuse chairs take - without showing every mark. The seat depth works for different body types instead of being too shallow for taller people or too deep for shorter ones, and the 18-inch seat height lines up correctly with standard dining tables. What becomes obvious after using them for a while is how the curved backrest creates this slight embrace without making you feel trapped or too enclosed, and the flexibility means you shift positions naturally throughout a meal instead of staying rigid.

Moooi's been making furniture out of Amsterdam since Marcel Wanders and Robin Bevers started pushing for designs that looked like actual objects instead of anonymous seating. The collaboration with Simone Bonanni fits their approach - he believes aesthetics should come from understanding what an object needs to do, not just personal taste or trends. His philosophy about design needing to "activate calm sensations" shows up in how the Hana chair doesn't demand attention but still contributes presence to a room. They're expensive compared to mass-market dining chairs, but you're getting Dutch manufacturing standards and a design that took real development time instead of copying whatever showed up at last year's furniture fair.