Choosing the right dining chair
The right dining chair depends as much on how you use the table as how the room looks. A chair chosen for occasional formal dining asks different things of you than one that will be pulled in and out twice a day by a family. Neptune's collection spans solid oak dining chairs, benches, upholstered designs, and Lloyd Loom seating, so the choice starts with material and comfort rather than style alone.
For those who want the warmth and character of timber throughout, the solid oak designs offer the widest range of references. The Wardley draws on Shaker craft traditions, with a classic ladder back and swallowtail joint. The Wycombe takes its inspiration from the Morris and Co. Sussex chair, with a traditional paper rush woven seat on a solid oak frame. The Suffolk references an antique original, with Shaker-style turned spheres across the back. The Tilbury takes a more relaxed approach, with a hand-woven rattan seat and oak frame suited to informal dining rooms. For a more considered, contemporary feel the Borough's contoured backrest and inset cushioned seat brings both oak construction and everyday comfort to the table.
For those who want a softer, more relaxed feel at the table, upholstered dining chairs such as the Miller, Shoreditch, and Mowbray allow fabric customisation across a range of linens, velvets, and leathers. Lloyd Loom designs including the Havana and Montague bring a different character again; woven, tactile, and rooted in a material tradition dating back to the early twentieth century. For flexible seating alongside any dining table, the Arundel and Wycombe dining benches offer a practical alternative that pairs naturally with the matching chair collections.
Crafted to last at the table
Every Neptune dining chair is built from the right material for its purpose. Solid oak dining chairs are made without MDF or chipboard, with traditional joinery techniques that give each piece its structural integrity. The Wardley's swallowtail joint is the clearest expression of this, a detail borrowed from classic Shaker box-making that serves a structural purpose as well as an aesthetic one. Each solid oak dining chair is finished with IsoGuard®, which penetrates the timber rather than sitting on top of it, protecting the surface from daily contact while leaving the natural grain fully visible. Painted dining chair frames use tulipwood for its smooth surface and durability, finished in any of Neptune's paint colours.
For upholstered dining chairs, the Miller, Shoreditch, and Mowbray are built on solid timber frames and can be upholstered by hand in a range of fabrics, from linen and cotton to velvet and leather, chosen for how they perform with daily use as much as how they look.
Across the collection, every dining chair and bench carries Neptune's lifetime guarantee, a commitment that applies to the timber frame, the joinery, and the upholstery alike.