Chairpedia: 101 Stories of Chairs
About this book
Chairpedia: 101 Stories of Chairs is an illustrated compendium of anecdotes and design history about the chair, for design students, furniture designers, and readers curious about everyday objects. Edited by Ramón Úbeda with Andreu World and published by La Fábrica in 2020, the 232-page English-language volume brings together more than twenty writers, historians, critics, and curators. Its 101 stories range from famous avant-garde models to humble traditional seats, and cover how chairs relate to people, culture, politics, and memory.
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The book is illustrated with drawings rather than photographs, which makes it a lively companion to more academic furniture histories. Students can use it to find a story behind a typology, to compare how different eras answered the same functional need, and to see how social context shapes form. On a university reading list, it works as an accessible introduction to chair design that prompts precedent research, helps frame studio discussions about seating, and encourages closer observation of a familiar object.
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