I bought 2 of these chairs and 2 of the swoop arm chairs with the same fabric. I like them all. I read most earlier comments before I bought, so I expected assembly to be tricky. The chairs arrived in a terrible cold snap, so I waited until the next day to unpack them and assembled them over 2 days, waiting to tighten. The fabric is not velvet, instead akin to canvas. Pattern is printed on the fabric, not woven. So beware if you are looking for luxurious fabric because this is not it. The chairs met my expectations in every way. The total I paid (including tax, etc.) was $210 apiece for the swoop arm chairs and about $200 for the side chairs; I think a bit over priced but delivery was fast. I did not shop in person in furniture stores because of covid (immuno-compromised) so I did no comparison shopping as I would normally. The side chairs are very straight and medium firm, exactly what I wanted. Swoop arm chairs very comfortable (I am 6 ft and 128 lbs). I have not used the chairs yet so cannot comment on long term durability.
Good side chair, easy assembly, fair value
I bought 2 of these chairs and 2 of the swoop arm chairs with the same fabric. I like them all. I read most earlier comments before I bought, so I expected assembly to be tricky. The chairs arrived in a terrible cold snap, so I waited until the next day to unpack them and assembled them over 2 days, waiting to tighten. The fabric is not velvet, instead akin to canvas. Pattern is printed on the fabric, not woven. So beware if you are looking for luxurious fabric because this is not it. The chairs met my expectations in every way. The total I paid (including tax, etc.) was $210 apiece for the swoop arm chairs and about $200 for the side chairs; I think a bit over priced but delivery was fast. I did not shop in person in furniture stores because of covid (immuno-compromised) so I did no comparison shopping as I would normally. The side chairs are very straight and medium firm, exactly what I wanted. Swoop arm chairs very comfortable (I am 6 ft and 128 lbs). I have not used the chairs yet so cannot comment on long term durability.