Flexible structures traditionally applied to furniture are textile, leather andnon-woven fabrics. These structures have always been so integrated into thefurniture that we do not question their value in the final result of the project, howthey were produced or by whom. In this research we are querying the priority givento rigid structures of seat artifacts, in superiority to their flexible surfaces andtextiles, and ask: how can textiles play a leading role in furniture design? Therefore,the study aims to propose innovation in furniture design authorial (especially chairsand armchairs), from the restructuring of its relationship with the concept of textile.An investigation was carried out in order to understand how the relationship of thesetwo main subsystems of seats artifacts was established over time, namely the rigidstructure and the textile structure. Another factor discussed was the way the textiledesigner works in furniture projects, considering that the Textile Design disciplineis not a structured academic field in Brazil, but rather fragmented into severaldisciplines such asfashion, graphic design and textile engineering. A taxonomy wascarried out based on a set of seats that are characterized by their special relationshipwith the textile concept. Thus, the methods used were bibliographic, documentaryand exploratory research, the latter being carried out in parallel with the othermethods, based on Research Through Design (RtD). Analysis of the relationshipbetween rigid and textile structure in seats has become a process, a system thatreveals gaps for the creation of new seat configurations. With this study, it is alsoexpected to contribute to the discussion about an integrated and shared body inacademic and professional textile design, seeking the appreciation of contemporarytextile industrial and artisanal creative work.