A chair is a type of everyday seating with a backrest and armrests. Its history can be traced back to the chairs used by nobles during the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. The earliest image of a chair in China is a rope bed in the mural of Cave 285 of the Mogao Grottoes in the Western Wei Dynasty . The term "chair" appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and the basic forms such as the folding chair and the grand master chair were formed in the Song Dynasty . Ming-style furniture became a world model during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Traditional chairs have the function of symbolizing status, such as the throne etiquette of Louis XIV and the majestic tradition of the Chinese grand master chair. Modern chairs combine anatomical design. In the 18th century, the French physician Nicolas André de Bois-le-Garde first studied the relationship between human skeleton and chairs.
Contemporary chairs have developed into ergonomic chair categories, using smart chips and high-sensitivity sensors to achieve dynamic lumbar support, integrating immersive acoustic systems and health monitoring functions. In 2025, the industry launched three-zone adaptive lumbar support technology and high-elasticity anti-attenuation mesh material . Anji County, Zhejiang Province, is a major global production area. In 2024, the output value of the chair industry reached RMB 31.19 billion, and cross-border e-commerce business has driven the export of office chairs to account for 50% of the national total . Zhejiang Senchuan Furniture Co., Ltd. will provide 5,000 chairs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Sunon Technology launched the Hafu chair using environmentally friendly materials made from recycled marine plastics . In 2025, the new version of the national standard "QB/T 2280 Office Chair" will be implemented, adding requirements for the durability of electric adjustment mechanisms and the accuracy of intelligent sensing systems. The industry is showing a trend of smart home transformation, with products covering innovative modules such as massage and decompression and posture detection.
