More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era.
From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto via 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. 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.
The book, a slightly abbreviated version of our classic title1000 Chairs, devotes one page to each chair, displayed on its own as pure form, with biographical and historical information about the chairs and their designers. A special treat for anyone who loves design and amustfor collectors!
Especificações
Formato:14x19,5cm Nº de páginas:624 Ano de publicação: Edição:1ª
Especificações gráficas
Acabamento:Brochura com orelhas Cores do miolo:4/4 Papel do miolo:couche Cores da capa: 4/0
Sobre o Autor
CharlotteandPeter Fiellhave written numerous TASCHEN books, including1000 Chairs,Design of the 20th Century,Industrial Design AZ,Scandinavian Design,Designing the 21st Century,Graphic Design for the 21st Century,1000 LightsandContemporary Graphic Design. They also edited TASCHEN’sDecorative Artseries and the 12-volumedomus 19281999.