List of Chairs - W

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• 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, designed by Marcel Breuer that is formed from steel tubing and leather
• Wheelchair, a chair on wheels for someone who cannot walk or has difficulty walking
• Wheeled computer chair, invented by Nathan Zuidhof for use with a personal computer
• 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 were 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