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You might think city living is incompatible with being a good host. How are you supposed to have a dinner party if your coffee table doubles as your dining table? And what about seating a big group if your sofa takes up most of your living room? One solution is to invest in a set of space-saving stacking and folding chairs that you can easily bring out when you have company — and stow away when you don’t. Folding Table With Bench Seats

Which ones to get? “Look for chairs that are as beautiful as they are durable, so that they fit in with your décor instead of working against it,” says Jade Joyner, co-founder and principal designer at Metal + Petal. Below, six designers and decorating experts share their flexible-seating favorites, which we’ve padded out with a few more similar-looking (and better-priced) seats.

Stool According to interior designer Raili Clasen, lots of pieces from mid-century modern designers are ideal for stacking and space-saving. “They seemed to have paid lots of attention to that aspect back then,” she says, “so, of course, I would always try to get vintage.” She likes these classic plastic Eames chairs, especially because of the thin metal legs, which, she says, makes them stack more compactly than wooden-legged chairs. She adds, “I think they’re a little bit more precious for the small spaces.”