Chairs: 1,000 Masterpieces of Modern Design, 1800 to the Present Day
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Chairs: 1,000 Masterpieces of Modern Design, 1800 to the Present Day is a large visual history of seating for design students, furniture designers, and collectors. Written by Charlotte and Peter Fiell and published by Welbeck in 2023, this updated 784-page English-language hardcover presents over 1,000 chairs, from Josef Hoffmann's Sitzmaschine and Robin Day's Polyprop to recent computer-generated designs. Each entry is illustrated and accompanied by text on the chair's materials, background, and production.
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For coursework, the book acts as a comprehensive catalogue of precedents for any seating project. Students can use it to compare typologies, track how materials and technologies changed from bentwood to plastics to digital fabrication, and identify designers and manufacturers worth researching further. It also helps develop a vocabulary for describing form, structure, and ergonomics. On a university reading list, it works as a reference to consult throughout a studio course, and complements more narrative histories of furniture and design.
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