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The following is a partial list of chair types, with internal or external
cross references about most of the chairs.

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 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs, two antique chairs used by

guards in the early 19th century

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Balans chair

Adirondack chair

 Aalto armchair 406, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1938; IKEA sells

a similar design as the Poäng lounge chair
 Adirondack chair, a non-adjustable wooden outdoor lounge chair
 Aeron chair, an ergonomic trademarked chair
 Air chair,[1] a lightweight moulded chair design by Jasper
Morrison Ball chair
Barrel chair, c. 1465, Raversijde,Belgium
Bikini chair, 1949

 Bachelor's chair, dates from the 18th century and converts

into step stool, ladderor ironing board[2]
 Balans chair, designed by Norwegian furniture designer Peter
Opsvik in 1979, is the original kneeling chair design
 Ball Chair, designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in
1963
 Barcelona chair, proprietary chair designed in 1929 by the
German architectLudwig Mies van der Rohe and widely copied
since; characterized by leather upholstery, an angled seat and
back without armrests, and X-shaped steel legs
 Bardic Chair, custom chair built every year for the winner of
an Awdl poetry contest in Wales.
 Barrel chair,[3] high round back like half a barrel; large and
upholstered
 Bar stool, tall, narrow stool designed for seating at a bar or
counter
Bar stool chair  Bath chair, light carriage on wheels with a folding hood, for
outdoor transport, often used by invalids
 Beach chair (Strandkorb), designed to provide comfort and
protection from sun, wind, rain, and sand on beaches frequented
by tourists
 Bean bag, can be composed of various materials including faux
leather, cord, cotton or leather; while in the 80s they were filled
with foam chips, they now use polystyrene bead; new styles are
always being developed - popular models today are bean bag
 chairs, sofas, poufs, teardrop, children's and even ones to suit a
cat or dog
 Bench, simple, often backless device, typically for more than
one person to sit on; often refers to a simple, longer table or
similar longer flat surfaces to place things on or work on
 Bergère, upholstered chair introduced in
the Régence/Rococo period in France in the 17th century
 Bikini chair, designed by architect Wendell Lovett in 1949 and
first exhibited in 10th Triennale di Milano 1954; made of metal,
molded plastic, and leather; featured in the magazine Domus
February 1954 (#291)
 Bofinger chair, first chair worldwide in fibreglass-reinforced
polyester to be produced in one single process over a steel
mould; considered a classic of modern furniture design history
 Bosun's chair, a device used to suspend a person from a rope to
perform work aloft.
 Breuer Chair, designed by Marcel Breuer. Distinguished by a
cantilevered design, steel tubular frame and caning.[4]
 Brewster Chair, a style of upright, turned, wooden armchair
made in the mid-17th century in New England named after
Pilgrim and colonial leader William Brewster of Plymouth,
Massachusetts
 Bubble Chair, designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968 in Finland; a
modernist classic
 Butterfly chair[5] (BKF chair) designed in 1938 by Bonet, Kurchan
and Ferrari-Hardoy (Argentina); a light folding metal frame with a
large cloth or leather sling hung from the frame's four high points
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 Campeche chair, a 19th-century Mexican lounge chair, popular
in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the American South. It has
X-shaped sides and a sling seat and back made of leather, cane
or wood slats. Similar to a planter's chair, but without the
extended arms.
 Cantilever chair has no back legs. For support its seat and back
cantilever off the top of the front legs.
 Captain's chair was originally a low-backed wooden
armchair.[6] Today it is often applied to adjustable
individual seats in a car with arm rests.
 Car chair, a car seat in an automobile in which either the pilot or
passenger sits, customarily in the forward direction. Many car
chairs are adorned in leather or synthetic material designed for
comfort or relief from the noted stress of being seated. Variants
include a toddler's or infant's carseat, which are often placed
atop an existent chair and secured by way of extant seat belts or
other such securant articles.
Chaise longue
 Carver chair is very similar to a Brewster chair and from the
same region and period.
 Chaise a bureau is a Rococo style of chair, created during the
first half of the 18th century, constructed so it could sit in a
corner of a room (there is one leg directly in the back and one
directly in the front, and then one leg on each side).
 Chaise longue (French for "long chair") is a chair with a seat
long enough to completely support its user's legs. In the U.S., it
is often mistakenly referred to as a 'chaise lounge'. Similar, if not
identical to, a day bed, fainting couch, orrécamier.
 Chiavari chair, designed in 1870 by Giuseppe Gaetano
Descalzi of Chiavari in Italy. The chair is lightweight, has elegant
lines, yet is strong, practical and easy to handle.
 Club chair is a plush easy chair with a low back. The heavy
sides form armrests that are usually as high as the back. The
modern club chair is based upon the club chairs used by the
popular and fashionable urban gentlemen's clubs of 1850s
England.
Club chair
 Cogswell chair[7] was a brand of upholstered easy chairs. It has
a sloping back and curved and ornamental front legs. The
armrests are open underneath.
 Corner chair, made to fit into a corner and has a rectangular
base with a high back on two adjacent sides; one sits with legs
straddling a corner of the base (some sources[which?] claim this
design was to accommodate a man wearing a sword)
 Caquetoire also known as a conversation chair, used in the
European Renaissance, was developed for woman because it
was wider so women's fashions at the time could fit into it. You
would notice this in the "U" shaped arms.
 Curule chair was a folding cross-framed seat that developed
hieratic significance in Republican Rome. The shape of its legs
was revived in the Empire style.
 Chesterfield chair, a low club-style chair with a fully buttoned or
tufted interior, typically made of leather
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 Dante chair is a chair similar to the Savonarola chair with a more
solid frame and a cushioned seat.
Deck chairs
 Deckchair[8] is a chair with a fabric or vinyl back and seat that
folds flat by a scissors action round a transverse axis. The fabric
extends from the sitter's feet to head. It may have an extended
seat that is meant to be used as a leg rest and may have
armrests. It was originally designed for passenger lounging while
aboard ocean liners or ships.
 Dentist chair is a deeply reclining chair to allow the dentist easy
access to the patient's mouth. The reclining position adjusts as
well as the overall height of the chair. Associated with the chair
are usually a variety of dental equipment, often including a small
tap and sink for the patient to rinse his or her mouth.
 Dining chair is a chair designed to be used at a dining table;
typically, dining chairs are part of a dining set, where the chairs
and table feature similar or complementary designs
 Director's chair[9] is a lightweight chair that folds side-to-side with
a scissors action. The seat and back are made of canvas or a
similar strong fabric which bears the user's full weight and can
be folded; the frame is made of wood, or sometimes metal or
plastic. The seat and scissors members work together to support
and distribute the sitter's weight so that the seat is comfortably
taut. The back is usually low and the chair usually has armrests.
The stereotypical image of a movie director on location includes
one of these chairs, hence the name. Victor Papanek describes
 this chair as an excellent design in his book Design for the Real
World as it is simple and ideally suited to its function. The design
goes back to coffer-makers' chairs of the 15th century and
eventually to the Roman curule chair.
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An example of Elijah's chair, used at Jewish circumcisions
 Easy chair,[10] a chair that is large, soft, and very comfortable;
usually upholstered.
 Eames Lounge Chair, a trademark for molded plywood chairs,
contoured to fit the shape of a person
 Egg chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen that resembles an egg or
womb
 Electric chair, a device for capital punishment by electrocution; a
high-backed chair with arms and restraints, usually made of oak
 Elijah's chair, a chair set aside for the prophet Elijah at
Jewish circumcisions ceremonies
 Emeco 1006, a durable aluminum chair original developed for
the US Navy
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 Farthingale chair, an armless chair with a wide seat covered in
usually high-quality fabricand fitted with a cushion. The backrest
is an upholstered panel, with legs that are straight and
rectangular. It was introduced as a chair for ladies in the late
16th century and was named in England, probably in the 19th
century, for its ability to accommodate the exceptionally wide-
hooped skirts fashionable of the time.
 Fauteuil, an open-arm chair with considerable exposed wood,
originating in 18th century France
 Fiddleback chair is a wooden chair of the Empire period, usually
with an uphostered seat, in which the splat resembles afiddle.
 Fighting chair[11] is a chair on a boat used by anglers to catch
large saltwater fish. The chair typically swivels and has a
harness to keep the angler strapped in should the fish tug hard
on the line.
 Folding chair collapses in some way for easy storage and
transport. Various folding chairs have their own names (e.g.,
deckchair, director's chair), but a chair described simply as a
folding chair folds a rigid frame and seat around a transverse
axis so that the seat becomes parallel to the back and the frame
collapses with a scissors action. Some further collapse the feet
up to the back. Folding chairs may be designed to stack on top
of each other when folded and may come with special trolleys to
move stacks of folded chairs. Folding chairs are used
in professional wrestling as a weapon.
 Folding seat, a fixed seat on a bus, a tram or a passenger car.
 Friendship bench, a special place in a school playground where
a child can go when he or she wants someone to talk to
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A reproduction Glastonbury chair in the Bishop's Palace, Wells
High chair by Cosco, 1957

 Gaming chair, legless, curved/L-shaped, generally upholstered,

 Hassock, an upholstered seat that is low to the ground and has
and sometimes contains built-in electronic devices
no backrest
like loudspeakers and vibration to enhance the video game
 High chair, a children's chair to raise them to the height of adults
experience
for feeding. They typically come with a detachable tray so that
 Garden Egg chair, designed by Peter Ghyczy and a modernist
the child can sit apart from the main table. Booster chairs raise
classic
the height of children on regular chairs so they can eat at the
 Glastonbury chair, wooden chair with flat seat and sloping back main dining table. Some high chairs are clamped directly to the
 Glider (or platform rocker), offers the same motions as a rocking table and thus are more portable.
chair but without the dangers[citation needed]; a frame rests on the
floor and the chair is supported by swing arms within the frame I[]
so that moving parts are less accessible.

H[]  Inflatable chair, usually children's toys made out of

plastic; Ikea briefly marketed them as serious furniture
upholstered in fabric; some are designed for use as floating
lounge chairs in swimming pools
 Ironing Chair, a lightly built folding chair usually with a metal
frame and small padded seat and either a minimal padded back
or a simple tubular loop back. The chair is usually used as a
'perch' a support for carrying out an activity - such as ironing - by
 people with disabilities or back problems, but they are also
popular with anyone requiring a light supporting chair for
extended periods, such as observing through a telescope.[12]
J[]
 Jack and Jill, similar to the Adirondack chair, but consists of two
of them joined in the middle by a table
 Jump seat,in an airplane
K[]
 Kneeling chairs or knee-sit chairs[13] are chairs that are meant to
support someone kneeling. This is purportedly better for the
back than sitting all day. The main seat is sloped forward at the
about 30 degrees so that the person would normally slide off,
but there is a knee rest to keep the person in place.
Knotted chair, 1995
 Knotted chair, by Marcel Wanders designed in 1995 and
distributed in the Droog design collection
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 Ladderback chair, a wooden arm or side chair in which the
horizontal elements of the back give the appearance of a ladder;
typically described by the number of such elements; a 'five-
back', a 'three-back'; on better examples, the width of these
elements is graduated, wider to narrower, top to bottom
 Lambing chair, a wood "box" form of winged arm chair rarely
having upholstery. Storage under the seat is common as a
drawer or compartment.
 Lawn chair is usually a light, folding chair for outdoor use on soft
surfaces. The left and right legs are joined along the ground into
a single foot to make a broader contact area with the ground.
Individual feet would otherwise dig into soft grass.
 Lierna (sedia) design by Achille Castiglioni
 Lift chair is a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire
chair up from its base, allowing the user to easily move to a
standing position.
 Litter (vehicle), also known as "sedan chair", is a covered chair
carried by people and used to transport others.
 Louis Ghost chair is a transparent polycarbonate design
by Philippe Starck.
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 Monobloc chair is cheap, light-weight, stackable, weatherproof,
easily cleaned, single-piece polypropylene chair designed
for mass production via injection molding.
 Massage chair has electromechanical devices to massage the
occupant. Another kind of massage chair is one used by a
therapist on which the client sits in an inverted position with the
back facing the massage therapist. There is a headrest like that
of the common massage table for the face.
 Morris chair,[14] a proprietary easy chair with adjustable back,
cushions, and armrests
 Muskoka chair (another name for an Adirondack chair,
particularly in Canada)[15]
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 Navy chair, a durable all-aluminum chair originally developed for
the US Navy
 No. 14 chair is the most famous bentwood sidechair originally
made by the Thonet chair company of Germany in the 19th
century, and widely copied and popular today.
 Nursing chair is a low-seated partially upholstered chair used in
Victorian times, with emphasis on a woman breast-feeding an
infant.
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 Office chair typically swivels, tilts, and rolls about on casters, or
small wheels. It may be very plushly upholstered and in leather
and thus characterized as an "executive chair", or come with a
low back and be called a steno chair. Office chairs often have a
number of ergonomic adjustments: seat height, armrest height
and width, and back reclining tension.
 ON Chair has a patented three-dimensional sitting arrangement.
The chair incorporates lateral movement to standard office chair
height and reclining positions.
 Ottoman, a thick cushion used as a seat or a low stool, or as a
rest for the feet of a seated person
 Ovalia Egg Chair Similar to the Ball Chair but egg-shaped.
Designed by Henrik Thor-Larsen in 1968[16]
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"Pop" (2005), A whimsical variation of a patio chair by the
Americanindustrial designer Brad Ascalon
 Panton Chair, a one-piece plastic chair by Danish
designer Verner Panton
 Papasan chair, a large, rounded, bowl-shaped chair with an
adjustable angle similar to that of a futon; the bowl rests in an
upright frame made of sturdy wicker or wood originally from the
Philippines.
 Parsons chair, curving wooden chair named for the Parsons
School of Design in New York, where it was created and widely
copied today
 Patio chair, any outdoor chair meant for use on a hard surface
(contrast with lawn chairs) designed so as to not collect water
and dry quickly after rain
 Peacock chair, a large wicker chair with a flared back,
originating in the Philippines.
 Pew, a bench in a church
 Pew stacker chair, stackable chair used primarily by churches
that allows chair arranged in rows to be linked together in such a
way that the seats and backs form a bench- or pew-like feel and
appearance
 Planter's chair, wooden chair with stretchable arms to rest the
legs
 Poofbag chair, similar to an oversized bean-bag chair filled with
urethane foam
 Porter's chair, a chair placed near the entrance of a large house
for use by a servant responsible for admitting visitors
 Potty chair[17] (often abbreviated simply as "potty"), a training
toilet for children; in pre-indoor plumbing times this was a chair
beneath the seat of which a chamber pot was installed
 Pouffe, furniture used as a footstool or low seat
 Power chairs, with responsive joystick controls and a tight
turning circle for elderly or disabled people to move around the
house.[18]
 Pressback chair, a wooden chair of the Victorian period, usually
of oak, into the crest rail and/or splat of which a pattern had
been pressed with a steam press
 Pushchair or stroller,[19] a chair with wheels, which usually folds
for transporting an infant; some countries, including the U.S.,
use "stroller"; others, including the UK, "pushchair"
Q[]
 Questionable Chair, a chair that just does not seem right. This
chair may be in various forms of structure or may not even look
like a chair at all.
R[]
A rocking chair
 Recliner,[20] a chair with a reclining back; most are armchairs and
may come with a footrest that unfolds when the back is reclined
 Revolving chair, an older term for swivel chair
 Rex chair, a foldable chair designed by Slovene designer Niko
Kralj in 1952
 Rocking chair (rocker), typically a wooden sidechair or armchair
with legs mounted on curved rockers, so that the chair can sway
back and forth; sometimes the rocking chair is on springs or on a
platform (a "platform rocker") to avoid crushing anything,
particularly children's feet or pets' tails, that get under the rocker
 Rumble seat
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 Saddle chair, uses the same principles in its design as an
equestrian saddle; does not have a backrest but is equipped
with a chair base on castors and a gas cylinder for adjusting the
correct sitting height; the castors enable moving around and
reaching out for i.e. tools while sitting
 Sarah chair, a chair that Sarah sits on (while sitting).
 Savonarola chair, a folding armchair dating from the Italian
renaissance. Typically constructed of walnut, It is sometimes
called an X-chair. The Savonarola chair was the first important
folding armchair created during the Italian gothic renaissance
period.
 Sedan chair, an open or enclosed chair attached to twin poles
for carrying. Using this form of transport, an occupant can be
carried by two or more porters.
 Sgabello, from the Italian Renaissance and made out of walnut,
consisting of a thin seat back and an octagonal seat; sometimes
considered a stool would often be placed in hallways
 Shaker rocker, one of several forms of rocking chair, including
side chairs, made by Shakers
A Shower chair
 Shaker tilting chair, allowed a person to lean back with the chair  Tête-à-tête chair, also known as a courting bench, a type
without puncturing into the floor. of settee consisting of two connected chairs which allow two
 Shower chair, a chair which is not damaged by water, people to sit facing one another
sometimes on wheels, and used as a disability aid in a shower,  Throne, a ceremonial chair for a monarch or similar dignitary of
similar to a wheelchair but no foot pads and is water proof and high rank
drys quickly  Toilet chair, a disability aid attached to a normal toilet
 Side chair, a chair with a seat and back but without armrests;  Tuffet, a low seat often used as a footrest, similar to an ottoman
often matched with a dining table or used as an occasional chair but shorter and with no legs.
 Sit-stand chair,[13] allows the person to lean against this device  Tulip chair, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956 and considered
and be partially supported a classic of industrial design
 Spinning chair, commonly used with computers due its ability to  Turned chair (or thrown chair or spindle chair), made of turned
move freely wood spindles by turners (with the use of a lathe), rather than by
 Slumber chair, an easy chair manufactured by C. F. Streit Mfg. joiners or carpenters.
Co. in the first half of the 20th century that has a combination
upholstered back and seat portion, the inclination of which is U[]
adjustable within a base frame; later versions of this chair had a
footstool with a removable top that could reveal a "slipper-
 UP5 chair designed by Gaetano Pesce.[citation needed]
compartment"
 Sling chair, a suspended, free-swinging chair hanging from a V[]
ceiling
 Stacking chair, designed to stack compactly on top of each other
to minimise storage space required.  Visitor's / Reception chair, for use by a visitor to an office[21]
 Steno chair, a simple office chair, usually without arms, meant  Voyeuse chair,[22] designed for sitting astride back-to-front with
for use by secretarial (or a stenographer) staff the top of the back padded for the occupant to lean elbows on
 Stool, a chair without back and arm rests
 Sweetheart chair, as used in soda shops, is also known as a W[]
"parlor chair" and an "ice cream chair" (from use in ice cream
parlors); the wire frame in the center of the back curls in a
manner to suggest a heart design but the term "sweetheart
chair" also has a more generic usage and refers to any chair
with a heart-shaped design in the center of the back
 Swivel chairs, swivel about a vertical axis; commonly used in
offices, often on casters

T[]

 Tarachair, high legged wooden chair designed to encourage

raised conversation between folks, popular first in San Francisco
now LA
A lightweight wheelchair List of Furniture Tables

 Wainscot Chair, an unupholstered oak chair popular in 17th- Types

century colonial America
 Watchman's chair, an unupholstered wooden chair with a
forward slanted seat to prevent a watchman from falling asleep
 Wassily Chair, designed by Marcel Breuer that is formed from
steel tubing and leather
 Wheelchair, a chair on wheels for someone who cannot walk or
has difficulty walking
 Wheeled computer chair, invented by Nathan Zuidhof for use
with a personal computer
 Wicker chair, made of wicker and is thus ventilated and useful
under hot or humid conditions; likewise, a cane chair
 Wiggle chair, cardboard seating form designed by Frank A combination of a table with two benches (picnic table) as often seen at
Gehry in 1972 camping sites and other outdoor facilities
 Windsor chair,[23] a classic, informal chair usually constructed of
wood turnings that form a high-spoked back, often topped by a
shaped crest rail, outward-sloped legs, and stretchers that
reinforce the legs. The seat is often saddled or sculpted for extra
comfort, and some Windsors have shaped arms supported by
short spindles.
 Wing chair,[24] an upholstered easy chair with large "wings"
mounted to the armrests and enclosing the head or torso areas
of the body; originally were designed to provide comfortable
protection from drafts; a variation is the Queen Anne wing chair
 Writing armchair, the most compact rendition of a school desk
A formally laid table, set with a dinner service
X[] Tables of various shapes, heights, and sizes are designed for specific uses:

 X-chair, a chair with X-shaped frame  Dining room tables are designed to be used for formal dining.
 Bedside tables, nightstands, or night tables are small tables used in
Y[] abedroom. They are often used for convenient placement of a
small lamp, alarm clock, glasses, or other personal items.
Z[]  Gateleg tables have one or two hinged leaves supported by hinged
legs.
 Zaisu, Japanese legless chair
 Zig-Zag Chair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld
 Coffee tables are low tables designed for use in a living room, in front  Work tables were small tables designed to hold sewing materials and
of a sofa, for convenient placement of drinks, books, or other personal implements, providing a convenient work place for women who sewed.
items. They appeared during the 18th century and were popular throughout
 Refectory tables are long tables designed to seat many people for the 19th century. Most examples have rectangular tops, sometimes
meals. with folding leaves, and usually one or more drawers fitted with
 Drafting tables usually have a top that can be tilted for making a large partitions. Early examples typically have four legs, often standing
ortechnical drawing. They may also have a ruler or similar element on casters, while later examples sometimes have turned columns or
integrated. other forms of support.
 Workbenches are sturdy tables, often elevated for use with a high  Drum tables are round tables introduced for writing, with drawers
stool or while standing, which are used for assembly, repairs, or other around the platform.
precision handwork.  End tables are small tables typically placed beside couches or
 Nested tables are a set of small tables of graduated size that can be armchairs. Often lamps will be placed on an end table.
stacked together, each fitting within the one immediately larger. They  Billiards tables are bounded tables on which billiards-type games are
are for occasional use (such as a tea party), hence the stackable design. played. All provide a flat surface, usually composed of slate and
covered with cloth, elevated above the ground.
Specialized types  Chess tables[citation needed] are a type of games table that integrates
a chessboard.
 Table tennis tables are usually masonite or a similar wood, layered
Historically, various types of tables have been popular for other uses:
with a smooth low-friction coating. they are divided into two halves by
a low net, which separates opposing players.
 Loo tables were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries  Poker tables or card tables are used to play poker or other card
as candlestands,tea tables, or small dining tables, although they were games.
originally made for the popular card game called loo or lanterloo. Their
typically round or oval tops have a tilting mechanism, which enables
them to be stored out of the way (e.g. in room corners) when not in use.
A further development in this direction was the "birdcage" table, the
top of which could both revolve and tilt.
 Pembroke tables were first introduced during the 18th century and
were popular throughout the 19th century. Their main characteristic
was a rectangular or oval top with folding or drop leaves on each side.
Most examples have one or more drawers and four legs sometimes
connected by stretchers. Their design meant they could easily be stored
or moved about and conveniently opened for serving tea, dining,
writing, or other occasional uses.
 Sofa tables are similar to Pembroke tables and usually have longer and
narrower tops. They were specifically designed for placement directly
in front of sofas for serving tea, writing, dining, or other convenient
uses. Generally speaking, a sofa table is a tall, narrow table used
behind a sofa to hold lamps or decorative objects.