Chair

I do hope you do not fall off your chair!

  • Chairs are furniture items that are elevated platforms, used primarily for people to sit on.
  • Most commonly, chairs feature a backrest and four legs for maximum stability, although three and five-legged versions are available.
  • Chairs come in a wide variety of shapes and designs, some featuring no backrest, others featuring armrests, while others have the ability to fold compactly, and yet others are permanently placed.
  • Chairs are usually only used by one person at a time; and versions for multiple people are generally known as ‘couches’ or ‘benches’.
  • There is evidence of chair usage in Ancient Egypt, although until the 1500s, they were rarely used in general households; instead benches, stools and chests were utilised.

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  • Wood, plastic, fabric, leather, cane, metal, and other materials are used to make chairs, and these pieces of furniture are found in many places including offices, houses, and other indoor settings, as well as outdoors and in vehicles.
  • Chairs that are used commercially must abide by specific design criteria in some countries, such as the ability to hold a weight of 68 kilograms (150 pounds) on the backrest without breakage.
  • For both decorative and protective purposes, chairs may be accessorised with cushions, covers and floor mats.
  • Chairs are popularly depicted by artists, and a notable wooden sculpture by Daniel Berset of Switzerland is the Broken Chair, that reaches 12 metres (39 feet) in height.
  • The opportunity for a person to sit in a chair, up until the 1500s, indicated that such a person had a position of power and authority, and it is still used as a symbol today – councils generally have a ‘chair of the board’.

 

Bibliography:
Chair, 2015, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair
Have a seat: The history of chairs, 2013, HeraldNet, http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130509/LIVING03/705099995

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