1000 Chairs. Revised and updated edition
£15.60
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!
About the series
Bibliotheca Universalis ― Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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Additional information
| Publisher | TASCHEN, Multilingual edition (3 Nov. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | Multilingual |
| Hardcover | 664 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 383656369X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3836563697 |
| Dimensions | 14.9 x 3.9 x 20.3 cm |
by Margaux
A must have for any designer and design lovers.
by Macy
Really unique book and good for decor too once read
by Becca
This is a valuable source of reference for anyone concerned with Interior Design. Considering the quality and extent of its content it is an absolute bargain from Amazon.
by Prue Greenwood
Very useful for researching furniture design.
by Jay
as described and arrived in good time.
by DUBLXX
The ‘go to’ chair bible for most people in the chair business.
by Amazon Customer
Book came with loads of marks all over some even look like glue and are black smudges. Not good really sad as book looks great
by Amazon Customer
Fantastic everything from Eames to le Corbusier to Marcel breuer.