Director's chair

The seat and back are made of canvas or a similar strong fabric which bears the user's full weight and can be folded; the frame is made of wood, or sometimes metal or plastic.

The stereotypical image of a movie director on location includes one of these chairs, hence the name.

The modern American style director's chairs were introduced by the Gold Medal Camp Furniture company, founded, owned and operated by William Gittings and the Gittings Family.

In 1892, the Gold Medal Classic design won an award for excellence in casual furniture design in the lead-up to the 1893 World's Fair Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

[4] Gold Medal Directors Chairs are now manufactured in Tennessee by The Lord's Table, Inc.[5]

Statue of a director′s chair in Hong Kong .
Frame of the folding stool of Guldhøj, Denmark ( Nordic Bronze Age , 2nd half of 14th century B.C.) [ 1 ]
Japanese traditional folding stool