1000 Chairs: In the 20th Century

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It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era.

This recently refurbished edition traverses archetypal seats of the 1800s right up to the most innovative designs of today.The publication of this new edition means that this indispensable survey of landmark seating design now comes right up to present day. 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. A must for design addicts and collectors alike, this dependable compendium presents each chair alongside essential information about the designer and their work, from Alvar Aalto to Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style.

We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. 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. My flatmate lampooned my love of chairs at one of her sketch comedy gigs--she played the founder of the 'Danish Chair Club' which apparently convenes to mock inferior European and American designs. About the seriesBibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!The book, a slightly abbreviated version of our classic title 1000 Chairs, devotes one page to each chair, displayed on its own as pure form, with biographical and historical information about the chair. Nestled on a bookcase in my home, between Dickens, Homer and Keats, is a title that I have long cherished. This dedicated compendium displays each chair as pure form, along with biographical and historical information about the pieces and their designers. Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF.

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. Among their various areas of specialization is the realm of transportation design in all its diverse forms.From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton to Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the phenomenon of the chair is so complex that it requires a reference work as comprehensive as this to do it full justice. Some of the chairs were really poor design yet they had been out there anyway because of bauhaus or ethnicity of designer. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.

Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. Charlotte and Peter Fiell are well-known design authors having written over sixty books on the subject. Chairs displayed on their own as pure form An overview of the 20th century More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. 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.I’m so confused, mostly because book is really good, but author forget about design from Eastern Europe like it didn’t existed.