I just purchased a dining table designed by Paul McCobb. It's 42" in diameter, and comes with two 12" wide leaves. One of the leaves has the Planner Group label on it.

I'd like to find appropriate chairs for the table. But I'm a bit ignorant as to who McCobb is, what wood he used, what chairs would be appropriate.

Might there be some reference material I could find to help determine what chairs might have accompanied this table?

The person who sold it to me told me it was made of birch. She had refinished it. It's a real pretty color. Light, not blonde. Almost orange-y.

Can you help? What would you think of Jacobsen's Series 7 chairs? Should I stick with Planner Group chairs?

Thanks.

Hi afrutkin,

This is simply a question of personal taste so given that you will have to live with the choice, use chairs that you like and find complementary to the table. The Jacobsen chairs would work as would the original Planner Group chairs or other McCobb design chairs. Even Eames DCM's or DCW's would work here.

Since the original chairs that match the set have wooden legs that splay to match the table, my preference would be to stick with that if possible...but decorators will mix and match and there is no shortage of dining chairs from the 50's that would look sharp with a McCobb Planner Group table.

Some links to check out -

McCobb Planner Group Dining set
McCobb chairs from the Calvin series

Anyway you have lots of options so the best bet is to check out all the sites and shops in your area and buy what you like. That almost always will be the decision you will be happiest with.

Good luck! ...and let us know what you decide upon.

Barry Bryant
GOMOD.COM :: bringing modern design home