armchair
An armchair (Latin sessilis, 'fixed', 'suitable for sitting') refers to comfortable seating for one person in Germany , which is usually provided with armrests and softly upholstered .
In Austrian usage, all seating furniture that only one person can sit on is called an armchair . This does not apply to the armchair (a sofa for only one person) and the seat (in a vehicle) or the seat in a cinema or theater hall. In Germany in particular, the rumor seems to persist that the meanings of the terms armchair and chair are reversed in Austria. However, this is not the case. In Austria, armchair and chair are almost synonymous, with armchair being the preferred variant in all cases. The wheelchair for the sick and disabled and the electric chair are excluded from this . The Herzogstuhl (a stone throne in Carinthia) also only appears as a chair . An illustrated comparison table for language usage in Germany , Austria and Switzerland can be found in the article Furniture .
history
In different periods special chair forms became popular, the chaise longue in the Rococo , the club chairs in Art Deco or lounge chair in the 1950s.
Some armchairs have become classics and are considered archetypes of design.
The gallery contains examples of popular armchair models from well-known furniture designers , furniture makers and architects .
The Barcelona Armchair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1929)
Cantilever chair S411 by Michael Thonet Werkdesign (1932)
Egg by Arne Jacobsen (1958) for the SAS Royal Hotel
Lounge Chair by Charles Eames (1956)
French club chair, also produced by Poltrona Frau
Germany
Armchairs are part of the common furnishing of living rooms , often together with a living room table and a sofa . Many people use a so-called TV armchair to sit or lie comfortably while watching TV .
A wing chair is a comfortably upholstered armchair with large, ear-like padding in the head area. The English wing chairs Winchester , which are made of high-quality leather and often have a high collector's value, are world-famous .
Other countries
A typical appearance in living rooms of American houses is - in addition to the upholstered furniture also common in Germany - the recliner ( English for "armchair"), an armchair that usually stands alone, the back of which can be reclined while a footrest folds out below. Recliners occasionally have a built-in cup holder and are primarily popular as television chairs in the United States . The inventor and most important producer of the chair, invented in 1928 and patented in 1931, is the furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy .
See also
Web links
- One foot over the armrest? (Cultural history)
- Information about the antique styles of wing chairs ( Memento from November 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive )