The stacking dining chair isn?t as easy to source as you might expect. (It’s one of the reasons the Ercol chair is so ubiquitous. It’s the go-to for tight dining spaces without being gimmicky.) We figure, a chair is extra useful if you can stack it 3 high, at least, so we?ve rounded up our favorites to do the job?Ercol included.

Above: The Pilar Chair by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec is made of only four pieces of wood and a hidden cast iron structure. The chairs can be stacked up to four and are £410 ($540 USD) at Conran Shop.

Above: Mattiazzi’s She Said Chair by Nitzan Cohen is a stackable chair with curved arm rests in natural or anlin ash; $1,579 at Hive Modern.

Above: Hay’s Soft Edge Chair is made of molded plywood and stacks up to eight chairs; £249 ($328 USD) at Atomic.
Above: The Series 7 Chair by Arne Jacobsen from 1955 is made of pressure-molded veneer and steel and stacks six high; $518-$735 in a range of colors and finishes at Design Within Reach.

Above: The Solo Chair is designed by Nitzan Cohen for Italian brand Mattiazzi with half moon armrests and stack three high; $719 at Hive Modern.

Above: Muuto’s stackable Visu Tube Base Chair is made of compressed veneer in black, grey, or oak (shown) for $319 at Design Public.

Above: From Danish design firm Please Wait to Be Seated, the stackable SE68 Dining Chair by Egon Eiermann is DKK 3,125 ($474 USD).

Above: The Ercol Originals Stacking Chair is available in five finishes and ...