1000 chairs
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Contributions
- Fiell, Peter. - Contributor
- Philippi, Simone - Contributor
- Uppenbrock, Susanne. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Taschen, Köln
Language
English
Word Count
192,000 words, Guess
Page Count
768 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6886057M
- ISBN-103822879657
- OCLC Control Number38424083
- OCLC Control Number1000chairs0000fiel_s6y3
- Library of Congress Control Number00501033
and 2 more
- Goodreads2862805
- LibraryThing59154
Classifications
- DDC749/.32/09034
- LCCNK2715 .F47 1997
Alternate Titles
- One thousand chairs
- Thousand chairs
Description
More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact; each element reflects the stylistic consciousness of an era. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton and Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the history of the chair is so complex that it requires a comprehensive encyclopedic work to do it full justice. They are all here: Thonet’s bentwood chairs and Hoffmann’s sitting-machines, Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair and Ron Arad’s avant-garde armchairs. Early designers and pioneers of the modern chair are presented alongside the most recent innovations in seating. This dedicated compendium displays each chair as pure form, along with biographical and historical information about the pieces and their designers. An illuminating tome for design aficionados and an essential reference for collectors!
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