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| A non-adjustable wooden outdoor lounge chair. Often called "muskoka chair" in Canada. |
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| An ergonomic trademarked chair. It is available in three sizes. It is in MOMA's permanent collection. The seat and back are made of a stretched and semi-transparent material known as Pellicle. |
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| A chair that has arm rests, for the purposes of comfort. |
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| A chair that can be converted into an ironing board and a step-ladder. |
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| A chair designed for barbers, with the ability to change height through a foot-operated jack or a hand-operated lever, to rotate and sometimes to lean backwards. These tend to be made from leather and metal, and are often heavy. |
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| A chair with a high, round back like half a barrel. Tends to be large and upholstered. |
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| A tall, narrow stool, designed originally for sitting at a bar or at a counter. |
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| A chair designed to provide comfort and protection from sun, wind, rain and/or sand on a beach. Tend to be found on beaches that are frequently inhabited by tourists. |
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| A seat that 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 of bean bags are always being developed - popular models today are bean bag chairs, sofas, poufs, teardrop, children's and even ones to suit your cat or dog. |
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| A seat, often backless, that tends to be able to accommodate more than one person. |
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| An upholstered, enclosed armchair with an upholstered back with armrests on upholstered frames. |
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| A chair with a bent and welded steel shell on Eiffel Tower metal rod base, upholstered in either fabric or leather seat pads. |
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| A one-piece plastic chair, the first chair to be produced worldwide in fiberglass. |
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| A rare kind of chair, an upright, wooden armchair. |
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| A chair featuring a folding frame and a large cloth sling hung from the frames highest points. Its design is popular for portable recreational seating. |
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| A chair with no back legs, relying for support on the tensile properties of the material from which it is made. |
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| Originally, a low-backed wooden armchair. Now used to refer to a seat in a car with armrests. |
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| A chair with a seat long enough to completely support its user's legs. |
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| A plush easy chair with a low back. The heavy sides form armrests that are usually as high as the back. |
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| An upholstered easy chair with a sloping back and curved and ornamental front legs. The armrests are open underneath. |
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| A chair made to fit into a corner. It has a rectangular base with a high back on two adjacent sides. One sits with legs straddling a corner of the base. Some sources claim this design was to accommodate a man wearing a sword. |
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| A wide armchair, made to adjust women's clothing styles during the European Renaissance. |
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| A folding cross-framed seat that developed hieratic significance in Republican Rome. |
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| A low club style chair with a fully buttoned or tufted interior, typically made of leather. |
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| A chair with an X-shaped frame, no armrests. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Any large comfortable armchair, typically upholstered. |
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| A molded plywood chair contoured to fit the shape of a person. |
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