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Why is it called a chair?
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Why the furniture used for seating is called a chair has to do with the history of language. The word comes from the 13th-century English word chaer, which in turn can be traced back to the Latin word cathedra, meaning seat. If that word reminds you of the word cathedral, it's no accident. The word cathedral gets its name from the fact that a cathedral is where the bishop of a parish has his seat. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of chairs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
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Utopia Outdoor Armchair by Lara Bohinc, Lavender, Cork, Garden
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This armchair has a ballooning cellular form, as if constantly growing outwards, multiplying itself to overtake the surrounding space and embodies a Utopian dream of abundant, ever growing nature. There are four lilac armchairs...
Category
2010s English Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cork
Anglo Indian Black White Bone Inlay Slipper Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 20th Century Anglo Indian ebonized wood chair with beautifully detailed bone inlay.
Category
20th Century Indian Chairs
Materials
Bone, Wood
Good Quality Queen Anne Period Chair c1720
Located in Bakewell, GB
Good quality queen Anne period single chair c1720
good shaped legs and seat rails rich colour and patination
Size 101 cms high
49cms wide
seat 44 cms
Category
Antique 1720s English Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Wood
10 Niels Otto Møller 'Model 75' Chairs in Teak and Danish Paper Cord, 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Model 75 is one of Niels Otto Møller's first dining room chairs in the "new modern" series. Since its design in 1954 at J.L. Møller’s Møbelfabrik, this dining chair has been a timele...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Teak
Mid-Century Modern Design Dress Boy Chair by Wim Rietveld for Auping, 1950's
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dutch Design Dress Boy chair by Wim Rietveld for Auping, made in the Netherlands, circa 1950's. Metal frame with bentwood plywood ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Fritz Hansen Metal Frame Space Lounge Chair by Jehs & Laub Very Cool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely white metal framed with fabric upholstery Fritz Hansen space lounge armchair designed by Jehs & laub
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Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Plastic