Chairs

thumb|Cross-framed chair in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence An X-chair (also scissors chair, Dante chair or Savonarola chair) is a chair with an X-shaped frame. It was known to have been used in Ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece. The Christian faldstool is a type of X-chair.

chair designed by Mies van der Rohe

thumb|250px|right|Italian tripolina, 1930s The Tripolina is a folding chair made out of wood with metal swivel joints and animal hide. It was invented by Joseph B. Fenby and patented in 1877 in England and in 1881 in the United States, respectively.

Italian design chair by Descalzi

chaise longue design by Le Corbusier

A taboret (also spelled tabouret or tabourette) refers to two different pieces of furniture: a cabinet or a stool. thumb|right|upright=0.56|Empire style tabourets in the [[Château de Fontainebleau]] thumb|upright=0.56|1909 octagonal tabouret of Arts and Crafts design thumb|1910 Jacobean tabouret, UK thumb|upright=0.56|1912 square tabouret of craftsman design thumb|1917 piano bench and taboret thumb|19th century milking tabouret, Romania

multi-functional furniture that can be used as a chair or a small set of steps or stairs

Chair designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952

special types of structures or chairs that allow people to nap, often shielded

assistive armchair with a lifting mechanism assisting the user to exit the chair into a standing position

chair

rolling chaise or light carriage for one person; early type of wheelchair

Navy chair

chair designed by Mies van der Rohe

Set of antique chairs

stool used to play the piano

type of chair

public bench for waiting for a spontaneous, free ride in a car