I see folding chairs everywhere—at events, in gardens. They seem so simple, but who actually invented the folding chair?
No single person invented it. The design evolved over thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians had them (one was found in King Tut's tomb!), and they were long symbols of status. A few key people shaped the modern version:
Nathaniel Alexander patented a version in 1911 with a bookrest for churchgoers.
Fredric Arnold later created the iconic lightweight, mass-produced aluminum folding chair in the 1940s/50s, making it a household staple.
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