Very attractive, good quality and sturdy chairs. I think it's made of a hard tropical wood. I love the color (I bought Green) and the low profile back (which is what we wanted).  We are using these chairs for our game table, and I think they are comfortable. I put them together myself and it was easy enough.  I used a rubber mallet to help align the holes of the seat and back and the rest was easy using the Allen wrench provided.