Characteristic Of Classic Chair

The main characteristic of the classic chair is  the use of wood materials and ornaments or decorative. Generally, classic chair have decorative ornament carved or turner in wood components. The most decorative motifs adopted the motifs of flora, fauna, geometric, crowns, swords and guns.

Flora motifs tend to resemble leaves, flowers and twigs. Fauna generally mimics the feet, nails, head of the tiger, geese, snakes and birds. Variations in geometric motifs rectangular, circle and triangle. Classic chair also have form of weapons for war such as swords, shields, including the king's crown.

Colors used on classic chair is brown natural wood color suit. Application by natural stain, or use paint duco solid colored white, yellow gold, white silver, black or dark brown.

Functions and Forms of Classical Chairs

Classic chair functions evolve from time to time use is not limited to the palace (the seat king / queen), but can be used at home for various purposes such as, dining chair (dining chair), guest chairs (living chair), kuris terrace (porch chair) , lawn chair (garden chair), chair / meeting (office chair) and the seat angle (side chair).

In the market, variation of  a classic chair is very varied, but at least the classic chair can be categorized into seven types, namely a standard chair, arm chair, double chair (love seat), folding chair, stool, corner chair, daybed.

Standard chair is a chair without arm rests to sit on one person.

Folding chair is a Egypt folding chair been made since ancient times, developed during the renaissance period.

Corner chair / chair seat angle is to write a term also known as Roundabout chair popular in the 18th century.

Stool is a single seat without the backrest has been created since ancient Egyptian times and thrive on the glory of Greece.

Daybed or bed rest is backed chair with no back to the size of a long, multi-functionality as it can be used to lie down or sleep. Appeared in ancient Greek and Roman times, began to develop in the 17th century.

Introduction to Classic Chair

The chair is a product of culture as well as a social product, not just material products. The chair is a tool or a means for humans to sit. According to the dictionary, the chair legs and seat-back, can also be interpreted as position, position in the parliament, cabinet or board.

Origin of the Word : chair

The chair synonyms with arabic  Kursiyyun. Al Kursi taken from al kirs which means the collection or al kurrasah which means the papers are collected and interpreted as a book. Al chairs shows a collection of books as a foundation of knowledge to be able to withstand and sustain the load (read: power) is on it (the person sitting).

The Classic Chair

Classic chair is furniture or furniture that serves as a means of old-fashioned sit, on the market known as the antique chair. Seats start from the time of classical Greek and Roman until the 19th century. classical chair adheres to the principle of form following function, in contrast to the concept of modern chairs, which form follows function.
The term comes from the English classic is a classic, which has always connoted as Greek and Roman styles. To confirm its origin, Greek and Roman classical style often uses uppercase Classic. Furthermore, until the 19th century because it is only imitation and the development of Greek and Roman styles, classic word to lowercase.

Initially, only the chair was created for the kings, nobles, monks, religious leaders, and communities that have high power or people who are very influential. Now the classic chair can be shared by everyone regardless of social status. Many classic chair was created in France, Britain, Germany, and the countries of Europe and America, the works of classic chairs and then spread throughout the world, including Indonesia.

  

In the development of artificial classic chair designs grew rapidly after the kingdoms in Indonesia, especially in Java come in contact with Europeans. Since the 16th century, many classic chair is produced in the district of Jepara in Central Java.Currently manufacturers of classic chairs spread and penetrated to the territory Klender and Chester.
Kingdoms in Indonesia, especially the Javanese kingdom of much use as a means of classical krusi seat of kings and nobles. When examined presidential palaces in Indonesia using a classic chair. Similarly, houses and quaint colonial-style new houses with a touch of Europe or America, one of the elements of the interior is a classic chair.

Raffless Chair

Even in the Lieutenant Governor-General Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) came to power in Indonesia, appears to adopt a chair-style Raffles English Sheraton style. Until now, the seats typical colonial classic is still popular and reproduced in Indonesia.
In the exhibition furniture, classic chairs are always displayed with a graceful, even becoming an icon. Classic chairs are also widely used as a symbol of power, for the seat, position and the like.

Carving of Jepara