page_title: List of chairs
section_title: W
hierarchical_section_title: List of chairs / W
context_page_description: The following is a partial list of chair types, with internal or external cross-references about most of the chairs.
context_section_description: Wainscot Chair, an unupholstered oak chair popular in 17th-century colonial America
  Watchman's chair, an unupholstered wooden chair with a forward slanted seat to prevent a watchman from falling asleep
  Wassily Chair, a tubular-steel chair designed by Marcel Breuer
   Wheelchair, a chair on wheels for someone who cannot walk or has difficulty walking
  Wicker chair, made of wicker and is thus ventilated and useful under hot or humid conditions; likewise, a cane chair
  Wiggle chair, cardboard seating form designed by Frank Gehry in 1972
  Windsor chair, a classic, informal chair usually constructed of wood turnings that form a high-spoked back, often topped by a shaped crest rail, outward-sloped legs, and stretchers that reinforce the legs. The seat is often saddled or sculpted for extra comfort, and some Windsors have shaped arms supported by short spindles.
  Wing chair, an upholstered easy chair with large "wings" mounted to the armrests and enclosing the head or torso areas of the body; originally designed to provide comfortable protection from drafts; a variation is the Queen Anne wing chair
  Writing armchair, the most compact rendition of a school desk
caption: A lightweight wheelchair
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