Unidentified Chairs in Star Trek
by Tadeo D'Oria, Eno Farley, Bernd Schneider and Jörg Hillebrand
Countless off-the-shelf office chairs, lounge chairs or car seats appeared in Star Trek productions. We already have an article about chairs that are commercially available.
The following list contains some notable chairs we couldn't identify yet. Please help us find out where they came from (such as in an e-mail or in the comments). We are looking for exact matches; hints about very similar styles may be helpful as well.
| Product photo | Chair name | Seen in | Screen caps | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Leather swivel chair |
|  TOS: "Court Martial" | |
| Leather swivel chair with armrest |
|  TOS: "Court Martial" | |
| Steel tube chair |
|  TOS: "The Enterprise Incident" | |
| Sheet metal chair |
|  TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah" | |
| Lounge chair with tubular cushions |
|  "Star Trek: The Search for Spock" | |
 | Shell-shaped lounge chair |
|  TNG: "Conspiracy" | We found this chair (only in a different color) on sale as "Diamond Cut Steel and Bentwood Accent Chair with Leather Upholstery" but without any information on its origin. |
| Angular chair with extremely high backrest |
|  "Star Trek: The Voyage Home"  TNG: "Conspiracy" | |
| Steel dining chair with split backrest |
|  TNG: "Haven" | |
| Patio chair with rounded backrest |
|  TNG: "The Measure of a Man"  TNG: "A Matter of Perspective" | The red chair in the foreground in TNG: "The Measure of a Man" is a newly upholstered former bridge chair of the Enterprise-D. |
 | Three-legged dining chair |
|  TNG: "The Bonding" | We could find a single of these chairs for sale, but no further information yet. |
 | Hawaiian koa wood chair |
|  TNG: "Captain's Holiday" | We could find a very good visual match of this chair from the 1940's but no designer. |
| Single-legged stool with round backrest |
|  TNG: "Night Terrors"  TNG: "Relics"  VOY: "Nightingale" | |
| Red audience chair |
|  TNG: "The First Duty"  VOY: "Endgame" | |
| Wrought iron chair |
|  TNG: "The Inner Light" | |
 | Round lounge chair |
|  TNG: "New Ground" | Another eccentric designer chair in Worf's collection. Note that Alexander is not sitting on a separate cushion, but the seat is designed as asymmetrically overlapping. |
 | Asymmetric black steel chair |
|  TNG: "Realm of Fear"  TNG: "Aquiel" | We could find images of this chair and the matching table on sale, but no information on its origin was provided. |
| Simple metal stool |
|  TNG: "Eye of the Beholder" | |
| Plain aluminium chair |
|  "Star Trek: First Contact" | This is a similar model as the Emeco Navy Chair. |
| Solid wooden chair |
|  DS9: "Cardassians" | |
| Gray sofa |
|  DS9: "Rejoined" | |
| Gray chair |
|  DS9: "Rejoined" | |
| Wooden dining chair with curved armrest |
|  DS9: "Paradise Lost" | |
| Office chair with split backrest |
|  DS9: "Paradise Lost" | This appears to be a Grahl Ergonom 66 Duo Back, but we can't confirm a perfect match so far. |
 | Whimsical lounge chair |
|  DS9: "Body Parts" | We know that this chair, among other eccentric pieces of furniture, could be rented from Modern Props. We assume it is commercially available designer chair. |
| Office chair with red padding |
|  DS9: "Chrysalis" | |
| Stool/chair with tubular backrest |
|  DS9: "Statistical Probabilities"  VOY: "Prophecy" | |
| Skinny office chair with high backrest |
|  DS9: "It's Only a Paper Moon" | |
| Wooden dining chair with high backrest |
|  DS9: "Prodigal Daughter" | |
 | Wicker chair with heart-shaped backrest |
|  VOY: "Ex Post Facto" | This chair is in the style of Tom Dixon or Stephane Rondel but the actual designer has not yet been identified. |
| Red/yellow sofa set |
|  VOY: "Ex Post Facto" | |
| Simple rounded lounge chair |
|  VOY: "Meld" | |
| Bar stool with tiny seat and tiny backrest |
|  VOY: "In the Flesh" | |
| Steel chair with curved legs |
|  VOY: "In the Flesh" | |
| Metallic chair with small backrest |
|  VOY: "Life Line" | |
| Office chair with aluminium frame |
|  ENT: "Broken Bow" | |
 | Rattan chair with fishbone pattern |
|  ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights" | These chairs can be found on the second-hand market but the designer or manufacturer remains unidentified. |
| Garden chair |
|  ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights" | |
| Small angular steel chair |
|  ENT: "First Flight" | |
| Office chair with segmented seat and backrest |
|  ENT: "Stormfront I" | |
| Angular armchair |
|  DIS: "Project Daedalus" | |
| Angular plastic chair |
|  PIC: "Broken Pieces" | |
| Small sofa |
|  SNW: "Spock Amok" | |
| Sofa & chairs |
|  SNW: "Lift Us Where Suffering..." | |
| Office chair with curved seat segments |
|  PIC: "No Win Scenario" | A very similar design is available as "ACME Furniture Megan Executive Office Chair". |
See Also
Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek - off-the-shelf office chairs, lounge chairs or car seats on screen
Credits
Thanks to Lt. Washburn, Chris Goldsmith and Josh Hardgrove for useful hints! Several episode screen caps from TrekCore. Product images used in accordance with Fair Use exemption.
