The following is a partial list of chairs with descriptions, with internal or external cross-references about most of the

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s. For other chair-like types (like bench, stool), see .

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* 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs, two antique chairs used by guards in the early 19th century * 14 chair ( No. 14 chair) is the archetypal bentwood side chair originally made by the Gebrüder Thonet chair company of Germany in the 19th century, and widely copied and popular today * 3107 chair (

Model 3107 chair The Model 3107 chair is a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. It is a variation on the Ant Chair, also designed by Arne Jacobsen. Over five million units have been produced exclusively by Fritz Hansen (company), Fritz Hansen. Description Th ...

) is a variant of the Ant chair, both designed by

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects, Hon. FAIA (; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to functionalism (architec ...

(see below) * 40/4 (forty-in-four) stacking Chair designed by David Rowland, 1964 * 406 Aalto armchair designed by

Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...

in 1938 (IKEA sells a similar design called the Poäng lounge chair) * 4801 armchair designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1963 * 601 Chair designed by

Dieter Rams Dieter Rams (born 20 May 1932) is a German industrial designer who is most closely associated with the consumer products company Braun (company), Braun, the furniture company Vitsœ, and the functionalism (architecture), functionalist school of ...

* 620 Chair designed by Dieter Rams for Vitsœ * 654W Lounge Chair (Model 654W), designed by Jens Risom for Knoll * 683 chair by for Cassina (inaugural 1954

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award)

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* "A" Chair (Chaise A), designed by for Tolix in 1927. (Later variants including the "A56" were designed by Pauchard's sons.) A56 Tolix Chair

Typical Adirondack chair in eastern Ohio

Adirondack chair, a non-adjustable wooden outdoor lounge chair * Aeron chair, an ergonomic office chair designed by Don Chadwick and Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller * , a lightweight moulded chair design by Jasper Morrison for * Alta chair and ottoman designed by

Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was b ...

* Ant chair, designed in 1952 by

for use in the canteen of the Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Industries.

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* Bachelor's chair, dates from the 18th century and converts into a stepstool, ladder or ironing board * Backpack chair, a combination of a

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and a chair, sometimes used for camping, hiking or short hunting trips * Greenchair-3

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 (also see: Bubble chair) *

Bar stool Bar stools are a type of tall stool, often with a foot rest to support the feet. The height and narrowness of bar stools make them suitable for use at bars and high tables in pubs or bars. Before Prohibition in the United States, bar sto ...

, tall narrow stool designed for seating at a bar or counter * Bárány chair, a swivel chair used in pilot training to teach reliance on aerospace instruments * Barber's Chair * Barcelona chair, designed in 1929 by Lilly Reich and

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( ; ; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pionee ...

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

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Barrel chair, has a high round back like half a

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; large and upholstered * , mid-century design by *

Bath chair A bath chair—or Bath chair—was a rolling chaise or light carriage for one person with a folding hood, which could be open or closed. Used especially by disabled persons, it was mounted on three or four wheels and drawn or pushed by hand. ...

, light carriage on wheels with a folding hood, for outdoor transport, often used by the physically disabled * Beach chair (''Strandkorb''), designed to provide comfort and protection from sun, wind, rain, and sand on beaches frequented by tourists * Bean bag chair ( Sacco), designed in 1968 designed by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, and Franco Teodoro for Zanotta * Bergère, upholstered chair introduced in the

Régence The ''Régence'' (, ''Regency'') was the period in History of France, French history between 1715 and 1723 when King Louis XV was considered a minor (law), minor and the country was instead governed by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (a nephew ...

Rococo Rococo, less commonly Roccoco ( , ; or ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpte ...

period in France in the 17th century * Bertoia side chair, steel grid wire chairs designed for Knoll by sculptor

Harry Bertoia Harry Bertoia (March 10, 1915 – November 6, 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture furniture designer, designer. Bertoia was born in San Lorenzo di Arzene, San Lorenzo d'Arzene, Province of Porden ...

Bikini chair, designed by architect

Wendell Lovett Wendell Harper Lovett (April 2, 1922 - September 18, 2016) was a Pacific Northwest architect and teacher. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Lovett entered the University of Washington program in architecture in 1940, but his college years ...

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 fiberglass-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 bosun's chair (or boatswain's chair) is a device used to suspend a person from a rope to perform work aloft. Originally just a short plank or swath of heavy canvas, many modern bosun's chairs incorporate safety devices similar to those found ...

, a device used to suspend a person from a rope to perform work aloft * 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 *

Buddy bench A buddy bench or friendship bench is a seat in a school playground where a child can go when they want someone to talk to.Bungee chair, any chair which incorporates

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s as a primary material * Butterfly chair (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. * ButtOn Chair, designed for "fidgety children" in classrooms. Like a stool with a seat that tilts and requires active balance.

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* Cabriolet or

Louis XV style The Louis XV style or ''Louis Quinze'' (, ) is a style of architecture and decorative arts which appeared during the reign of Louis XV. From 1710 until about 1730, a period known as the Régence, it was largely an extension of the Louis XIV sty ...

armchair * 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 (see: Cesca chair) Breuer-FREISCHWINGER

* Captain's chair, was originally a low-backed wooden armchair; today the term is often applied to adjustable individual seats in a car with arm rests * Caquetoire, also known as a conversation chair, used in the European Renaissance, was developed for women because it was wider so women's fashions at the time could fit into it; this is demonstrated by the U-shaped arms * Car chair, a

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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 existing chair and secured by way of extant

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s or other such articles. * Carver chair, similar to a Brewster chair and from the same region and period *

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, a bishop's ceremonial chair * Chaise a bureau, 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) * Centripetal Spring Armchair, 19th century office chair * Cesca Chair ("Breuer Chair"), designed by

Marcel Breuer Marcel Lajos Breuer ( ; 21 May 1902 – 1 July 1981) was a Hungarian-American modernist architect and furniture designer. He moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1944. At the Bauhaus he designed the Was ...

for Knoll * Chaperone chair, a three-seat chair from the 1800s that allowed a chaperone to observe a courting couple (see: Courting chair) * Modern chaise longue

Chaise longue (French for "long chair"), 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, or récamier. * Chesterfield chair, a low club-style chair with a fully buttoned or tufted interior, typically made of leather * Chiavari chair, designed in 1870 by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi of

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in Italy. The chair is lightweight, has elegant lines, yet is strong, practical and easy to handle. Pope Leo XIII Chiavari Chairs

Club chair, 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. * Cockfighting chair, an 18th-century chair for libraries where the seat and arms were shaped so that a reader could sit astride to use a small desk attached to the back. Despite its popular name a sketch from 1794 in the Gillow archives lists it as a "Reading Chair". * Coconut chair, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller * Cogswell chair, 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 Rohlfs Corner Chair

* Coronation Chair, an ancient wooden chair on which

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s sit when they are invested with regalia and crowned at their coronations. *

Curule chair A curule seat is a design of a (usually) foldable and transportable chair noted for its uses in Ancient Rome and Europe through to the 20th century. Its status in early Rome as a symbol of political or military power carried over to other civiliza ...

was a folding cross-framed seat that developed hieratic significance in Republican Rome. The shape of its legs was revived in the Empire style.

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* Dante chair, similar to the Savonarola Chair with a more solid frame and a cushioned seat * Deckchair, 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. Deckchair 600

* Dentist chair, 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, 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. The oldest known depiction of dining chairs is a seventh-century BCE

bas-relief Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term ''relief'' is from the Latin verb , to raise (). To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th ...

of an Assyrian king and queen on very high chairs. * Diamond Lounge Chair, designed by

for Knoll * Director's chair, 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 Victor Josef Papanek (; 22 November 192310 January 1998) was an Austrian-born American designer and educator, who became a strong advocate of the socially and ecologically responsible design of products, tools, and community infrastructures. His ...

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 A curule seat is a design of a (usually) foldable and transportable chair noted for its uses in Ancient Rome and Europe through to the 20th century. Its status in early Rome as a symbol of political or military power carried over to other civiliza ...

. * Djinn chair, 1960s design by French designer Olivier Mourgue.

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* Easy chair, large, soft, and very comfortable; usually upholstered * Easy Edges, chair made of corrugated cardboard designed by architect

Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...

* Eames Lounge Chair, a trademark for molded

plywood Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or "plies", of wood veneer that have been stacked and glued together. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured boards, which include plywood, medium-density fibreboa ...

chairs, contoured to fit the shape of a person * Egg chair, designed by

for Fritz Hansen resembles an egg *

Electric chair The electric chair is a specialized device used for capital punishment through electrocution. The condemned is strapped to a custom wooden chair and electrocuted via electrodes attached to the head and leg. Alfred P. Southwick, a Buffalo, New Yo ...

, a device for capital punishment by electrocution; a high-backed chair with arms and restraints, usually made of oak * Chair of Elijah

Elijah's chair, a chair set aside for the prophet

Elijah Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worsh ...

at Jewish

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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

fabric Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, and different types of fabric. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is no ...

and fitted with a

cushion A cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, usually stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, cotton, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften ...

. 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, a wooden chair of the Empire period, usually with an upholstered seat, in which the splat resembles a

fiddle A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...

* A fighting chair 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. * Floating tensegrity chair by Manfred Kielnhofer, ARTPARK 2020 * 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 sometimes used in

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as weapons. *

Folding seat A folding seat is a seat that folds away so as to occupy less space. When installed on a transit bus, it makes room for a wheelchair or two. When installed on a passenger car, it provides extra seating. In churches, it may have a projection cal ...

, a fixed seat on a bus, a

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or a passenger car

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* Gainsborough chair, an armchair with a high back, open sides and short arms * Gaming chair, legless, curved/L-shaped, generally upholstered, and sometimes contains built-in electronic devices like

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s and

vibration Vibration () is a mechanical phenomenon whereby oscillations occur about an equilibrium point. Vibration may be deterministic if the oscillations can be characterised precisely (e.g. the periodic motion of a pendulum), or random if the os ...

to enhance the video game experience; the five main types of gaming chairs are bean bags, rockers, pedestals, racers, and cockpits * Garden Egg chair, designed by Peter Ghyczy and a modernist classic * Ghost, all glass armchair designed by Cini Boeri for * (No. 9-1), laminated wood chair by Grete Jalk for Poul Jeppesen * Glastonbury chair, a wooden chair with flat seat and sloping back; design dates from at least the early Middle Ages * Glider (or platform rocker), offers the same motions as a rocking chair but without the dangers; a frame rests on the floor and the chair is supported by swing arms within the frame so that moving parts are less accessible * Gossip bench or telephone table, an early 20th century chair with a built-in telephone stand * Grand Prix, designed by

in 1957 * Grown chairs, using shaping of living trees and other woody plants to create structures

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* Handkerchief Chair, designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Knoll in 1983 * Hassock, an upholstered seat that is low to the ground and has no backrest *

High chair, a children's chair to raise them to the height of adults for feeding. They typically come with a detachable tray so that the child can sit apart from the main table. Booster chairs raise the height of children on regular chairs so they can eat at the main dining table. Some high chairs are clamped directly to the table and thus are more portable. * Hanging Egg Chair, designed by Danish furniture designer Nanna Ditzel in 1957 * Hepplewhite chair, English furniture designer and cabinet maker George Hepplewhite active in the 1700s (see also: Thomas Sheraton and

Thomas Chippendale Thomas Chippendale (June 1718 – 1779) was an English woodworker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled ''The Gen ...

)

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* Inflatable chair, usually children's toys made out of plastic;

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briefly marketed them as serious furniture upholstered in fabric; some are designed for use as floating lounge chairs in swimming pools. * Iquo chair, an indoor-outdoor stacking chair by Ini Archibong for Knoll * 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. * Ironrite Health Chair, 1930s flatpack design for an ironing chair manufactured by the Ironrite Ironer company

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* Jack and Jill, similar to the Adirondack chair, but consists of two of them joined in the middle by a table *

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chairs, early 1970s minimalist furniture by artist Donald Judd * Jump seat, auxiliary seat in airplanes and other vehicles

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* Kneeling chairs or knee-sit chairs, meant to support someone kneeling. This is purportedly better for the back than sitting all day. The main seat is sloped forward at 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, designed by Marcel Wanders in 1995 for Droog design (later manufactured by Cappellini)

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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, 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. * La-Z-Boy, reclining chair brand La-Z-Boy chair - 03

* LessThanFive Chair, lightweight

carbon fibre Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers ( Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon comp ...

chair by Michael Young for Steelcase * Lifeguard chairs, enable a

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to sit on a high perch at the beach to better look for swimmers in distress * Lift chair, a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from its base, allowing the user to easily move to a standing position *

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, also known as "sedan chair", a covered chair carried by people and used to transport others * Lockheed Lounge designed by Marc Newson * Louis Ghost chair, a transparent

polycarbonate Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate ester, carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, toughness, tough materials, and some grades are optically transp ...

design by Philippe Starck for Kartell * Louis Seize (XVI) armchair

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chairs * Massage chair, has electromechanical devices to

massage Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet, or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pa ...

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. * seat, an unconventional chair by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta. * Ming chair * Miss Blanche by Shiro Kuramata * Monobloc chair, a cheap, light-weight, stackable, weatherproof, easily cleaned, single-piece

polypropylene Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer Propene, propylene. Polypropylene belongs to the group of polyolefin ...

chair designed for

mass production Mass production, also known as mass production, series production, series manufacture, or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines ...

via

injection molding Injection moulding (U.S. spelling: injection molding) is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold. Injection moulding can be performed with a host of materials mainly including metals (for ...

* Morris chair, a proprietary easy chair with adjustable back, cushions, and armrests * Muskoka chair, another name for an Adirondack chair, particularly in Canada

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* Navy chair, a durable all-aluminum chair originally developed for the US Navy * No. 14 chair, the most famous bentwood sidechair originally made by the Gebrüder Thonet chair company of Germany in the 19th century, and widely copied and popular today * Nursing chair, 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 An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair, with a set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height. Modern office chairs typically use a single, distinctive ...

, typically swivels, tilts, and rolls about on

caster A caster (or castor) is an undriven wheel that is designed to be attached to the bottom of a larger object (the "vehicle") to enable that object to be moved. Casters are used in numerous applications, including shopping carts, office chairs, t ...

s, 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. They are also known as a Task chairs. * Orbiter, a brand of camera seat used by camera operators that swivels at a low working height. * ON Chair, has a patented three-dimensional sitting arrangement; 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 The Ovalia Egg Chair was designed by Denmark, Danish industrial designer Henrik Thor-Larsen and first displayed in 1968. It resembles Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair, but has narrower proportions. It featured in the films ''Men in Black (1997 film), Men ...

, similar to the Ball Chair but egg-shaped; designed by Henrik Thor-Larsen in 1968 * Onit chair, a chair which is also a set of steps and an ironing board.

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* Paimio chair, a bent plywood lounge chair by

* 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 * Paper tube chair by Manfred Kielnhofer for Artpark Manfred kielnhofer contemporary art design paper tube chair

Manfred kielnhofer contemporary art design paper tube chair

* Parsons chair, curving wooden chair named for the

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in New York, where it was created and widely copied today * Peacock chair, a large wicker chair with a flared back, originating in the Philippines; an exaggerated Windsor chair design by Hans Wegner (1947); also a chair designed by Dror studio for Cappellini * Pew, a bench in a church * Pew stacker chair, stackable chair used primarily by churches that allows chairs 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 * Platner Arm Chair, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll * folding chair, designed by for Anonima Castelli * Poäng, a

flat-pack Ready-to-assemble furniture (RTA), also known as knock-down furniture (KD), flat-pack furniture, or kit furniture, is a form of furniture that requires customer assembly. The separate components are packed for sale in cartons containing assembl ...

cantilevered bentwood armchair manufactured and marketed by

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, with more than 30 million made since its introduction in 1978, and 1.5 million sold annually. * Poofbag chair, similar to an oversized bean-bag chair filled with urethane foam * Pop chair, a whimsical variation of a patio chair designed by Brad Ascalon Brad Ascalon - Pop Chaise

* Porter's chair or hood chair, a chair placed near the entrance of a large house for use by a servant responsible for admitting visitors (see also: 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs) * Potty chair (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 * Portuguese chair, metal outdoor armchair originally developed by the Portuguese furniture company Adico in the 1930s as the 5008 chair, becoming a symbol of the Portuguese cafe culture. The Gonçalo chair, designed by Gonçalo Rodrigues dos Santos in the 1940s, is one of the most famous derivatives of the 5008 chair. * 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 a house * Pressback chair, a wooden chair of the Victorian period, usually of oak, into the crest rail and/or splat of which a pattern is pressed with a steam press * Prie-dieu, a domestic chair resembling a prie-dieu prayer desk * Pushchair or stroller, a chair with wheels, which usually folds for transporting an infant; some countries, including the U.S., use "stroller"; others, including the UK, "pushchair"

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* QOR360 A chair designed by trauma surgeon Turner Osler

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* Recliner, a chair with a reclining back; most are armchairs and may come with a footrest that unfolds when the back is reclined * Red and Blue Chair a chair designed by Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld. * Resilient Chair, designed by Eva Zeisel for Hudson Fixtures (1948) * Restraint chair, a type of

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used to prevent injury to themselves or others * Revolving chair, an older term for swivel chair * Rex chair, a foldable chair designed by Slovene designer Niko Kralj in 1952 * Rey Chair, designed by Swiss designer Bruno Rey for Dietiker in 1971 * Ribbon Chair (model 582), designed by Pierre Paulin in 1966. * Ribbon Chair, designed by Niels Bendtsen in 1975. This chair is on display in a permanent collection at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. *

Rocking chair (rocker), typically a wooden side chair 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 rockers * Rover chair, designed by Ron Arad * Rumble seat

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* "S" chair, designed by Tom Dixon for Cappellini * 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

casters A caster (or castor) is an undriven wheel that is designed to be attached to the bottom of a larger object (the "vehicle") to enable that object to be moved. Casters are used in numerous applications, including shopping carts, office chairs, to ...

and a gas cylinder for adjusting the correct sitting height; the casters enable moving around and reaching out for i.e. tools 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. * Sawbuck chair, officially the CH29 chair, by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn (1952). * 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 of walnut, consisting of a thin seat back and an octagonal seat; sometimes considered a stool and was often placed in hallways * Shaker rocker, one of several forms of rocking chair, including side chairs, made by

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* Shaker tilting chair, allowed a person to lean back with the chair without slipping or scraping the floor * Douchestoel

Shower chair, a chair which is not damaged by water, sometimes on wheels, and used as a disability aid in a shower, similar to a wheelchair but has no foot pads; is waterproof and dries quickly * Side chair, a chair with a seat and back but without armrests; often matched with a dining table or used as an occasional chair * Sit-stand chair, normally used with a height-adjustable desk, allows the person to lean against this device and be partially supported * Sling chair, a suspended, free-swinging chair hanging from a ceiling * Slumber chair, an easy chair manufactured by C. F. Streit Mfg. Co. in the first half of the 20th century; has a combination upholstered back and seat portion, the inclination of which is adjustable within a base frame; later versions of this chair had a footstool with a removable top that could reveal a "slipper-compartment" * Spinning chair, commonly used with computers due to its ability to move freely * , rotating chair designed by Thomas Heatherwick * Stacking chair, designed to stack compactly on top of each other to minimize storage space required * Stedelijk aluminium chair, designed by Sabine Marcelis for the

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* Steno chair, a simple

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, usually without arms, meant for use by secretarial (or a stenographer) staff * Step chair, a chair which doubles as a small set of steps when folded out. * Superleggera chair by

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(1955) * Swan chair, designed by

in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. * Sweetheart chair, as used in

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s, also known as a "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

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* Tantra Chair, for practicing the

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* Tête-à-tête chair, also known as a courting bench, a type of settee consisting of two connected chairs which allow two people to sit facing one another * Thinking Man's Chair, designed by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini *

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, a ceremonial chair for a monarch or similar dignitary of high rank * Toilet chair, a disability aid attached to a normal toilet * Transat chair, designed by

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* Tramp chair, chair for restraining a person * Tuffet, a low seat often used as a footrest, similar to an ottoman but shorter and with no legs * Tulip chair, designed by

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in 1956 and considered a classic of industrial design * Turned chair (or thrown chair or spindle chair), made of turned wood spindles by turners (with the use of a lathe), rather than by joiners or carpenters * two-slat post-and-rung shaving chair, made from green wood, rived and shaved with a drawknife rather than turned, made by Jennie Alexander

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* Ultraleggera 1660, very light carbon fibre chair by Oskar Zieta (homage to

’s Superleggera chair)

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* Wainscot Chair, an unupholstered oak chair popular in 17th-century colonial America * Watchman's chair, an unupholstered wooden chair with a forward slanted seat to prevent a watchman from falling asleep * Wassily Chair, a tubular-steel chair designed by

Wheelchair A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using two or more wheels, a footrest, and an armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age-related health conditio ...

, a chair on wheels for someone who cannot walk or has difficulty walking * Wicker chair, made of

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and is thus ventilated and useful under hot or humid conditions; likewise, a cane chair * Wiggle chair, cardboard seating form designed by

in 1972 * Windsor chair, 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. Windsor Style Desk-Chair from Monticello

Windsor Style Desk-Chair from Monticello

Wing chair A wing chair (also, wing-back chair, wing-back or armchair) is an easy chair or club chair with "wings" attached to the back of the chair, typically, but not always, stretching down to the arm rest. The purpose of the "wings" was to shield the occ ...

, an upholstered easy chair with large "wings" mounted to the armrests and enclosing the head or torso areas of the body; originally designed to provide comfortable protection from drafts; a variation is the Queen Anne wing chair. * Wishbone chair, a chair with a wishbone-shaped backrest and a woven paper seat by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn (1949). Hans J Wegner Wishbone Chair

* Womb chair designed by

for Knoll * Writing armchair, the most compact rendition of a school desk

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* X-chair, a chair with an X-shaped frame

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* "Z" Chair (originally known as the "Rocket Launcher") by Paul Tuttle * Zaisu, a Japanese legless chair * Zakopane Style chairs * Zig-Zag Chair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld

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