Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek
by Tadeo D'Oria, Eno Farley, Bernd Schneider and Jörg Hillebrand
Lounge SeatingDining ChairsStoolsOffice ChairsVehicle Seats
Countless off-the-shelf office chairs, lounge chairs or car seats appeared in Star Trek productions. Here is a list of the models that we found, among them many design classics.
See also a list of unidentified chairs and help us track their origin.
Lounge Seating
Product photo | Chair name | Seen in | Screen caps | Comments |
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![]() ![]() | Artifort F300 |
| ![]() "Star Trek: The Search for Spock" ![]() TNG: "The Naked Now" ![]() TNG: "Too Short a Season" | This chair was designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1967. In Tasha's quarters in TNG: "The Naked Now" we can see an Artifort F300 with a red standard cover. The seat covers of the chairs in guest quarters seen later in the series were probably custom-made, to blend into the pastel color palette of the set design. |
![]() | Artifort F549 Tulip Midi |
| ![]() TNG: "The Loss" ![]() ENT: "Cogenitor" | This chair was designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1960. Troi's chair probably has a custom-made cover so the color matches the other furniture. |
![]() | Artifort F582 Ribbon Chair |
| ![]() TOS: "The Cloud Minders" | The F582 or Ribbon Chair was designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in the 1960's. It comes in many different colors. |
![]() | Artifort F598 Groovy |
| ![]() TNG: "Haven" ![]() TNG: "Liaisons" | This chair was designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in the 1960's. |
![]() | Balzo sofa set |
| ![]() VOY: "Future's End I" | Designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Moroso in 1987. |
![]() | Barcelona Chair |
| ![]() VOY: "Endgame" | Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929. |
![]() | Brigadier Sofa |
| ![]() VOY: "11:59" | Designed by Cini Boeri for Knoll in 1977. |
![]() | Bubble Chair |
| ![]() ENT: "The Aenar" | Designed by Christian Daninos for Laroche in 1968. |
![]() | Cardona Swivel Lounge Chair |
| ![]() SNW: "A Quality of Mercy" | Cardona is manufactured by Sunpan. It seems the red variation is not commercially available. |
![]() | Chadwick Modular Sofa |
| ![]() DIS: "Brother" | Designed by Don Chadwick for Herman Miller. Similar modular sofas can be seen in Counselor Troi's office on the Enterprise-D and in Voyager's ready room, but those two are of a different type. |
![]() | Chromcraft Sculpta Unicorn |
| ![]() TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles" ![]() TOS: "Spock's Brain" ![]() DIS: "Perpetual Infinity" | This chair from the 1960's is often attributed to Vladimir Kagan, but he didn't work for Chromcraft. Kagan actually designed the Unicorn Chair with its similar looking base. |
![]() | ClassiCon Bibendum |
| ![]() TNG: "A Fistful of Datas" ![]() TNG: "Suspicions" | Designed by Eileen Gray for ClassiCon in 1929. This chair is named for the Michelin mascot (the Tyre Man) - an obvious choice. It seems Worf is very fond of classic designer chairs. While he is sitting on the Bibendum, we can see the Stokke Globe Garden by Peter Opsvik in the background. |
![]() | Cobra Pipeline Sofa |
| ![]() PIC: "Stardust City Rag" | Designed by Johannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen for Erik Jørgensen Møbelfabrik in 1986. |
![]() | Corona Chair |
| ![]() TNG: "First Contact" ![]() PIC: "Stardust City Rag" | Designed by Poul Volther in 1964. |
![]() | Directional Lounge Chair |
| ![]() TNG: "The Battle" ![]() TNG: "Half a Life" ![]() LOW: "Grounded" | Designed by Vladimir Kagan in the 1970's and apparently not produced any longer. |
![]() | Elda Lounge Chair |
| ![]() TOS: "The Enterprise Incident" | The chair was designed by Joe Colombo in 1963. Colombo also designed the Boby Taboret, which can be seen in several Star Trek productions as a medical or engineering tool cart. |
![]() | Field Lounge Chair |
| ![]() SNW: "Ghosts of Illyria" | Manufactured by Blu Dot, an American furniture and home goods company. |
![]() | Harp Chair |
| ![]() "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country" | The harp chair was designed by Jorgen Hovelskov in Denmark in 1963. |
![]() | hm85 Solo |
| ![]() "Star Trek Into Darkness" | Designed by Simon Pengelly for Hitch Mylius. This chair comes in different variants, without and with headrest, with legs or with a swivel base. |
![]() | Human Being Chair |
| ![]() ENT: "The Aenar" | Designed by Pascal Bauer and Gigi Rigamonti for Sturm und Plastic in 2004. |
![]() | Kilkis Chair |
| ![]() DS9: "The Darkness and the Light" | Designed by Titina Ammannati & Giampiero Vitelli for Brunati in 1985. Indeed, this chair looks totally 80's! |
![]() ![]() | LC2 Petit Confort Sofa & Armchair |
| ![]() VOY: "Non Sequitur" | The three-seater and the matching armchair (which can be briefly glimpsed in Libby's apartment too) were designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand in 1928. |
![]() | Lincoln Lounge Chair |
| ![]() DIS: "The Red Angel" | These lounge chairs are available from the Canadian company Sunpan. |
![]() | Lobster Chair |
| ![]() DIS: "New Eden" | Designed by Oluf Lund and Eva Paarmann in 2008, produced by Bruunmuch. |
![]() | Madison Dimension 2400 |
| ![]() TOS: "Wink of an Eye" | The chair was designed by Arthur Umanoff in th 1950's. It was heavily modified and extended for the captain's chair, but the original armrests are still visible. |
![]() | Madison Swivel Chair |
| ![]() "The Cage" | Also designed by Arthur Umanoff, this chair belongs to a similar line as the Dimension lounge chair above. |
![]() | Mayan Sofa |
| ![]() TNG: "Hide and Q" | Designed by Harvey Probber in 1983. |
![]() | Meridiana Chair |
| ![]() PIC: "Et in Arcadia Ego II" | Designed by Christophe Pillet for Driade in 2004. |
![]() | Model 248 |
| ![]() TOS: "Metamorphosis" | Designed by Clement Meadmore in 1963. As the user sinks into the seat, the steel edges of the seat are meant to serve as armrests. |
![]() | Model 576 |
| ![]() TOS: "Operation - Annihilate!" | Designed by Lawrence Peabody for Selig in the 1960's. |
![]() | Modern Sectional Sofa |
| ![]() TNG: "The Neutral Zone" ![]() DS9: "Second Sight" ![]() VOY: "Persistence of Vision" | This sofa was sold by Preview and is often attributed to Vladimir Kagan, although he may not be the actual designer. It appears that it usually came as a six-piece set as depicted in the leftmost column. |
![]() | Mushroom Chair |
| ![]() TNG: "The Naked Now" ![]() TNG: "Ménage à Troi" | Designed by Pierre Paulin. It seems a metallic ring was added as a new base for these chairs when they appeared on TNG, so they would be taller. |
![]() | Nautilus Chair |
| ![]() DS9: "Prodigal Daughter" | Designed by Vladimir Kagan for Directional, ca. 1970's. |
![]() | Optima Chair |
| ![]() TNG: "Relics" | Designed by Ingmar Relling for Westnova in 1988. |
![]() | Ox Chair |
| ![]() TNG: "Brothers" ![]() VOY: "Year of Hell I" | Designed by Hans Wegner for AP Stolen, ca. 1960. |
![]() | Platner Arm Chair |
| ![]() TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon" ![]() TNG: "The Icarus Factor" | Designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966. The chair in Troi's office (with a custom cover to match with the sofa) will later be replaced with the Artifort F549. |
![]() | Platner Lounge Chair |
| ![]() TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon" ![]() TNG: "The Icarus Factor" | Designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966. It seems that both Platner chairs always appear together on Star Trek. |
![]() | President Lounge Chair 265 |
| ![]() "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" | This chair was designed by Steen Ostergaard for Cado in 1968. |
![]() | Prosim Sedni Lounge Chair |
| ![]() DS9: "Crossover" | Designed by Borek Sipek for Driade in 1987. |
![]() | Prosim Sni Chaise |
| ![]() DS9: "Crossover" ![]() DS9: "Through the Looking Glass" | Designed by Borek Sipek for Driade in 1987. |
![]() | Ribbon Chair by Steve Leonard |
| ![]() TNG: "Silicon Avatar" ![]() TNG: "The Offspring" ![]() VOY: "Scientific Method" | Designed by Steve Leonard for Brayton International in the 1970's. We can see two different colors in Data's quarters: greenish and brownish. A leather variation appears on Voyager and Enterprise. |
![]() | Rocking Chaise by Milo Baughman |
| ![]() TNG: "The Vengeance Factor" | Milo Baughman is a prolific designer, who designed several rocking chaises. This particular rounded model, however, is rather hard to find. |
![]() | Serpentine Sectional |
| ![]() TNG: "The Loss" ![]() VOY: "The Q and the Grey" | The cross-section and the missing gap between the seat and the backrest points to this being the Serpentine Sectional by Milo Baughman, and not a similar type designed by Don Chadwick for Herman Miller. Like other pieces of furniture in Troi's office, her sofa must have received a custom cover in a matching color. |
![]() | Smile armchair |
| ![]() PIC: "Disengage" | Designed by Marcello Ziliani in 2007 and produced by BBB Emmebonacina. |
![]() | Star Trek Chair |
| ![]() VOY: "Memorial" | Designed by Robert Lazzeroni for Ceccotti in 1994. The Voyager production designers created a deep in-joke by choosing this chair as set dressing. |
![]() | Stokke Ekstrem |
| ![]() VOY: "Caretaker" | This eccentric (but purportedly comfortable) chair was designed by Terje Ekstrom in 1972 but not produced until the early 80's. |
![]() | Stokke Globe Garden |
| ![]() TNG: "Haven" ![]() TNG: "Family" ![]() LOW: "Reflections" | This very unconventional piece of furniture is often referred to as "Opsvik chair", after its designer Peter Opsvik. He designed this now iconic chair with the goal "to demolish the stereotypical ideal of the proper sitting posture". |
![]() | Suspens |
| ![]() TNG: "Q Who" ![]() TNG: "The Survivors" ![]() TNG: "Imaginary Friend" ![]() TNG: "The Measure of a Man" ![]() VOY: "Memorial" | Although the chairs in Ten Forward are sometimes attributed to Jan Ekselius, they are a later, similar design by Paul Boulva for Artopex. The taller chairs, with or without armrests, are called "Suspens". |
![]() | Suspension |
| ![]() TNG: "The Game" ![]() VOY: "Mortal Coil" | The lower variation of the chairs in Ten Forward by Paul Boulva, with or without armrests, are called "Suspension". |
![]() | Swivel Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman |
| ![]() "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" | Designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin some time in the 1970's. |
![]() | Swivel Rocker Club Chair by Milo Baughman |
| ![]() TOS: "The Conscience of the King" | Designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin some time in the 1960's. |
![]() | Tatlin Spiral Sofa |
| ![]() TNG: "The Most Toys" | This sofa was designed by Mario Cananzi and Roberto Semprini in 1989. It is based on the Tatlin tower by the eponymous Russian artist, a monument that was never actually erected. |
![]() | Tucker Chair |
| ![]() DS9: "Second Skin" ![]() VOY: "Critical Care" | Designed by Michael Wolk some time in the 1990's. |
![]() | Turner Chair |
| ![]() TNG: "Haven" | Designed by Dutch designer Jack Crebolder for Harvink in 1982. Only 1000 original chairs were ever manufactured. This chair also appears in the Big Bang Theory Episode "The Relaxation Integration". It could be rented from Modern Props: "Cantilevered, harlequin-style, easy chair is upholstered in white vinyl." |
![]() | Vitra Park Swivel Armchair |
| ![]() "Star Trek Into Darkness" | Designed by Jasper Morrison in 2004. The swivel base and the overall proportions in the movie are a match. But the stock chair should have separate cushions. Perhaps it was newly upholstered? |
![]() | Willow Chair |
| ![]() TNG: "Code of Honor" ![]() TNG: "The Hunted" ![]() ENT: "Exile" | Designed by the prolific Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. |
Dining Chairs
Stools
Product photo | Chair name | Seen in | Screen caps | Comments |
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![]() | Frenesí Bar Stool |
| ![]() TNG: "Galaxy's Child" ![]() VOY: "Workforce I" | The Frenesí (Frenzy) Bar Stool was designed in 1984 by the design group Transatlàntic: Ramon Benedito, Lluìs Morillas and Josep Puig. |
![]() | Jamaica Bar Stool |
| ![]() "Star Trek: First Contact" ![]() VOY: "Non Sequitur" ![]() VOY: "Life Line" | This bar stool was designed by Spanish designer Pepe Cortés for Knoll in 1991. |
![]() | Jamaica Stool (low) |
| ![]() ENT: "The Augments" | This is a lower version of the Jamaica Stool (which was apparently available with and without casters). |
![]() | Lucite Bar Stool |
| ![]() TNG: "Q Who" | Designed by Leon Frost for Lion in Frost. |
![]() | Lucite Stool |
| ![]() TNG: "Unnatural Selection" ![]() TNG: "Unnatural Selection" | Designed in the 1970's and produced by Hill Manufacturing. There are two variations, a higher one with a footrest and a lower one without, both of which are visible in TNG: "Unnatural Selection". |
![]() | Magis Bombo Stool |
| ![]() VOY: "Hope and Fear" ![]() VOY: "Life Line" ![]() ENT: "Oasis" | Designed by Stefano Giovannoni for Magis in 1996. |
![]() | Miura Bar Stool |
| ![]() SNW: "A Quality of Mercy" | Made of polypropylene, manufactured by Plank. |
![]() | Paperclip Stool |
| ![]() TNG: "Timescape" | Designed by Hugh Hamilton & Philip Salmon for Kinetics (later manufactured by Amisco). |
![]() | Platner Stool |
| ![]() TNG: "Hollow Pursuits" | Like the arm chair and the lounge chair further above, the stool was designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966. |
![]() | Prince Aha Stool |
| ![]() VOY: "In the Flesh" | Designed by the prolific Philippe Starck (whose seating is featured in many Trek episodes) for Kartell in 1996. |
![]() | Real Good counter stool |
| ![]() PIC: "The Bounty" | Designed in 2007 and sold through Blu Dot. |
![]() | Rocchetto Stool |
| ![]() TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" ![]() TNG: "Ménage à Troi" | Designed by brothers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell in the 1960's. It is possible that Wesley's stool was extended with a custom-made tube. |
![]() | Sarapis Stool |
| ![]() VOY: "Alliances" | Designed by the very prolific Philippe Starck for Driade in 1986. |
![]() | Stokke Barstool |
| ![]() TNG: "Haven" ![]() TNG: "A Fistful of Datas" | Like the more famous Globe Garden further above, this chair too was designed by Peter Opsvik and produced by Stokke around 1985. Curiously, we can find both variations both on the Tarellian ship and in Worf's quarters. |
![]() | Thinline stool |
| ![]() TOS: "Spock's Brain" | Produced by Thinline in the style of Eero Saarinen's tulip stool. Unlike a similar Maurice Burke design for Arkana, the edge of the wider round base of the Thinline stool has an additional fold. |
![]() | Tubular Stool |
| ![]() TNG: "When the Bough Breaks" | This stool was produced by Amisco in the 1980's. |
Office Chairs
Vehicle Seats
See Also
Unidentified Chairs in Star Trek - noteworthy chairs we couldn't identify yet
Re-Used Props - Furniture - tables, chairs, lamps, other furniture
The Evolution of the TOS Captain's Chair - from the pilot episodes to the series and special variants
Variations of the Runabout Interior - a detailed look at the changes to this regular DS9 set over the years
Galleries - Original Enterprise Interiors - incl. refit and Enterprise-A
Galleries - Enterprise-D Interiors
Credits
The following designs were originally identified by Eno at Star Trek + Design: Swivel Lounge Chair designed by Milo Baughman, Rocking Chaise designed by Milo Baughman, LC2 Petit Confort Sofa and Armchair, First Chair, Serpentine Sectional designed by Milo Baughman, MR Cantilever Chair, Landi Chair, Jamaica Stool, Modern Modular Sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan, Tubular Stool by Amisco, Paperclip Stool, Metrik cantilever, S44 Chair, Kilkis Lounge Chair, Charlie Swivel Chair, Brigadier Sofa, Cobra Chair, Barcelona Chair, Sylvie Chair, Dr. Glob Chair, Von Vogelsang Chair, Suspense and Suspension Chairs, dining chair by Robert Josten, Ed Archer Chair, Lincoln Lounge Chair, Papyrus Chair, Meridiana Chair, Cobra Pipeline Sofa, Dimple Closed Shell Chair, Fasem T38, Arrben chair, Frenesí Stool, Jakobsen side chair, Oh Chair, Hannah Chair, Follia Chair, Peanut Chair, Nautilus Chair, Bubble Chair, Canasta Swivel Chair, Brno Chair, Optima Chair, Lila Hunter Chair, Graph Swivel Chair, Field Lounge Chair, Star Trek Chair, Dining chair (II) by Constantini Pietro, Human Being Chair, Mayan Sofa, Real Good counter stool, Lucite Stool, Tucker Chair, Smile armchair, Kicca swivel chair, Lobster Chair, Egyptian Revival Chair.
The Model 248 Chair was found by annaph_m, the Platner Stool by prepostnyc, the Turner Chair, Balzo sofa set, Velox Chair, Panton Chair, Pearsall brutalist dining chair, Revers Chair, Ox Chair, Prince Aha Stool, Series 7 Armchair, Prosim Sedni Lounge Chair and Prosim Sni Chaise by sideofbeans, the Constantini chair by Furnish Me Vintage, the S33 Chair by Places & Spaces, the Wau chair by Tragic Sense of Life, Monarch Specialties I 7271 by @AnthonyPriv99, Fasem P40, Cardona and Thinline by Michael Landsberg, Vitra Park, hm85 and Fina Lounge by Rygel.
Some of the chairs were identified by David Van Brink, Derek Ellington, Gregor Wittrick, Jeff_the_Sloth, Maik, Makrum Pro, Lt. Washburn, Masaki Taniko, Olav Rokne and Donny Versiga. The IKEA chair in Quarks's Bar was found by The Ferengi Costumes Of Star Trek. Special thanks to the curator of the Thunder Bay Museum for the research about the Ergoform chair!
The information about the following chairs comes from the book Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier: Swivel Rocker Club Chair, Model 576, T-Chair, Model 2123.
Several episode screen caps from TrekCore. Some photos from Live Auctioneers, Pamono, 1stDibs and The Swanky Abode. Product images shown in accordance with Fair Use exemption.
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