Abstract: A chair base adapted to support a column and a chair seat. The chair base includes a hub having a central axis and a plurality of legs attached to and radially extending from the hub. A bore extends concentrically along the axis through the hub defining an interior wall within the hub. The interior wall includes an upper conical wall portion extending between a circular first upper edge and a circular first lower edge. The first upper edge has a larger diameter than the first lower edge such that the conical wall portion tapers inwardly and downwardly. The interior wall also includes a lower wall portion disposed below the upper conical wall portion which extends between a circular second upper edge and a circular second lower edge. The second upper edge of the lower wall portion has a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the first lower edge of the upper conical wall portion.