Furniture History

From the earliest of times, man has sought to invent things to make his life easier. And from the dawn of recorded history, man has built and used furniture. Furniture as we know it was first used in the middle-east and Mediterranean areas.

The Egyptians, who to this day produce fine furniture, created some of the world’s first functional furniture. Crude by today’s standards, this furniture was designed to make life easier and as such was quite successful.

One of the first pieces of furniture invented was a throne, after all how could a people have a king with no place for him to sit? The basic concept of a storage box, a table or chair was not difficult to design.

Following the links below, we examine some of the more popular types of historical furniture.

Roman & Greek Furniture

Renaissance Furniture

Early American Furniture

17th Century Furniture

18th Century Furniture

Furniture of the Early 1900's

Furniture of the 50's & 60's