The diversity of chairs designs through distinct civilizations in some selected models

Furniture design appeared due to the emergence of pre-historic communitieswith the first need to stability. Chairs are considered an essential element ininterior design, and its design depends on its function, the space in which itwill be placed, and to be in harmony with the surroundings. Some of thefurniture units of various eras had been implemented in an aesthetic style anda great skill. They have returned to the artworks and deserved to occupy theirdistinctive place in the museums as artistic pieces.The problem of research lies in imitating some furniture designers ofdesigns from previous civilizations without knowing the reasons for theirappearance, and so it does not fit or correspond to the current era. Plus the lackof definition in some designers of the variety and creativity of chairs indifferent civilizations, which are the bases of the change in the design of chairsover time from the ancient Egyptian civilization up to the twentieth century.This paper aims to benefit from the aesthetic and functional values of chairsacross different civilizations to enrich the design thought of the designers, bypresenting the different chairs designs as an applied product as it is consideredthe cultural image that expresses the different ages.The methodology of this research is according to the historical method bypresenting some of the varied designs of chairs across different civilizations.It is expected in this paper that shedding light on the creative methods of chairsdesigns and ornaments will positively reflect on the furniture designers andtheir creative ideas in particular and on society in general.