Ancient Rome

While learning about Ancient Rome the one design aspect that stuck out the most to me was their furniture. They had various furniture pieces, many were mufti-functional. Although similar in structure, the Roman furniture was much more elaborate than that of the Greek. Ancient Rome had both built in furniture pieces as well as stand alone. Romans used mostly marble slabs or cypress wood for their furniture. As you will see, many of Rome's furniture designs are still seen in today's design world, with just a few modernizations.



Rome is most known for this couch. This was often used for dining at as well as at night for sleeping. This furniture piece is often duplicated in today's applications as seen below.


One of Rome's more elaborate designs was the sella curulis chair. This was a spin-off of the basic stool.


Today we often see this stool used as an accent piece in a room.