Important, Interesting, and Fun Facts about Furnitures
Although furniture especially chairs is one
of the most common things we see in almost every location, there are still a
lot of facts that we don’t know or haven’t realized about them.
Chairs have been an everyday thing and have been used through time. There had been versions of the most famous chairs because buying the genuine type costs thousands of dollars so furniture manufacturers thought of Barcelona chair reproduction as the best option for those on a tight budget, but, would want classy and elegant furniture in their homes.
Here are some of the most unusual, exciting and interesting facts about furnitures and chairs;
· The earliest version of the office chair was said to be an invention of the world famous scientist who have stated in the course of history that the humankind evolved from the species of primates, Charles Darwin. The said office chair was first introduced in the year 1800s. His work was partially the influence of the modern designs of office chairs; the only difference is that today’s chairs have been equipped with wheels for office workers to easily move about.
· The basic idea and concept of building or creating a chair design is that it should take into great consideration the comfort and the functionality of each chair.
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During the early times in the
history of mankind, chairs with back rests are only used by people who belong
in the higher society specifically the royalties and the rich; people who
belong to the average or low socio-economic level used backless chairs; these
chairs are now referred to as the stool.
· Historians and researchers have found out that ever since the 2 B.C., the prehistoric people have already used chairs and most of these were found in the Mediterranean.
· In countries like the United Kingdom and Canada, chairs have been used as a symbol of authority.
· Chair cushions were then made like pads to relieve the discomfort of sitting in hard stools. Both the rich and poor make use of these vibrantly-designed pads during the medieval times.
· When he was still in authority, Otto Von Bismarck was the one who popularized and distributed the office chairs all throughout the parliament.
· In the year 2009, the very first office chair racing event has transpired in Germany. The event was called German Office Chair Racing Championship which occurred in Bad Koenig-Zell in Germany. There were 70 competing participants during the said event which has a distance of 170 meters. Most of the participants fell off from their chairs and many didn’t reach the finish line. The only rule of this event is to reach the finish line and to wear a helmet during the entire race.
There were really a lot of fun and interesting facts about chairs that we haven’t heard before or that we might be reminded of.