Though it may not seem like there is not much of an initial connection, designer chairs have a long and storied legacy that actually begins more than 4000 years ago. A version of the sofa was in existence as far back as 2000 B.C. in Egypt. The term couch is derived from an Old French word translated to mean “to recline.”

Today, designer chairs take many different forms. The aesthetically elegant Noguchi coffee table is constructed with two pieces of curved wood which for the base on which heavy glass is placed as the top. Ghost chairs can be used outdoors as well as inside, in part because they can be stacked. Other popular examples of designer chairs are the Tolix stool and Eames lounge chair. And even after the difficult economic times which culminated in 2008 with the recession and downturn in the housing market, sales of home furnishings like designer chairs have again increased in 2012 and 2013. See this reference for more.