The Tripolina is a folding chair

Chair

A chair is a stable, raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape depending on the criteria of the chair specifications. A chair without a back or...

 made out of wood

Wood

Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...

, metal

Metal

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 and cloth.
The tripolina chair was introduced to the public at the International Fair

International Fair

- Fairs :*World's Fair, an international exposition held since the mid-19th century*International Fair Plovdiv, a trade fair held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria*Poznań International Fair, a trade fair held in Poznań, Poland...

 of St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

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 in the 1904 by Joseph Fendy, who had patented the design

Design

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 in 1877. The original creator of the chair

Chair

A chair is a stable, raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape depending on the criteria of the chair specifications. A chair without a back or...

 remains anonymous. One of the first known uses of the Tripolina chair has been as a support for the English troops in the war campaigns of the 19th century. Easy to assemble and disassemble, the versatile design of the chair uses a hemp

Hemp

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 burlap with pockets that slip over the structure. A bag, tailored for containing the chair, makes transportation very easy.

Further inspirations

The chair has inspired other folding chairs, the famous BKF Chair for instance, also known as Butterfly chair

Butterfly chair

A butterfly chair, also known as a BKF chair, is a style of chair featuring a folding frame and a large cloth sling hung from the frames highest points. This design is popular for portable recreational seating.-History:...

, which uses curved parts of metal instead of the wooden structure.