Step Stools

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

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The 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs are two antique chairs used by guards in the early 1800s.

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The Aalto armchair 406 was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1938. IKEA sells a strangely similar design as the Poäng lounge chair.

An Adirondack chair is a non-adjustable wooden outdoor lounge chair. In Canada, it is often called a "Muskoka chair" after that recreational region in southern Ontario.

An Aeron chair is an ergonomic trademarked chair.

An armchair has armrests for comfort. Couches, sofas, etc., often have armrests.

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A bachelor's chair dates from the 1700s and converts into step stool, ladder or ironing board.

A Ball Chair designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1966.

A balance chair makes you sit with your back in straight position by providing support to your knees. See also kneeling chair below.

A barber's chair swivels and has easily adjusted heights to make it easy for the barber. It may also recline for washing hair. It typically has footrests as the height may be adjusted and raise the patron's feet off the floor. For children's barbershops, the chairs may come in fanciful shapes such as horses and cars to distract the children while their hair is cut.

A Barcelona chair is a proprietary chair designed in 1929 by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and widely copied since. It is characterized by leather upholstery, an angled seat and back without armrests, and X-shaped steel legs.

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