A chair comprising a seat base, a back rest, the back rest having a first arm connected to the seat base by a first pivot and a second arm connected to the seat base by a second pivot so that the back rest can pivot between a first folded position and a second position, the first pivot being biased so that in the absence of any force applied by a user, the back rest maintains the first position wherein a damper is included to ensure to retard the movement of the seat from the second position to the first position in the absence of any force applied.