Six chairs, not one
Width first. A chair that measures a few centimetres wider takes those centimetres six times over, and a table that seated six at a showroom seats five at home. We check the table before quoting the chairs.
Arms or none. Arms make a chair comfortable for a long dinner and stop it sliding under the table, which is how a dining room stays walkable. Many families offer both versions, and mixing them at the head of the table is normal.
Seat covering. Leather wipes clean and ages into the room; fabric is warmer and cheaper to replace; a wooden or woven seat is the lightest to move. For a house with small children, we usually quote the removable cover version whether or not it was asked for.
A Poliform stool is the same chair at counter height. If the kitchen has a counter, the stool from the same family keeps one line through the room, and counter height and bar height are not interchangeable. We ask for the counter measurement rather than the name.
Poliform stools on this site come from four families: Curve, Seattle, Sophie and Ventura. Poliform benches come from five: Code, Home Hotel, Jane, Nara and Park, and a bench at the table seats one more person than chairs on the same side.