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1000 Chairs
TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!
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 title 1000 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 a must for collectors!
About the author:
Charlotte J. and Peter M. Fiell run a design consultancy in London. They have lectured widely, curated a number of exhibitions, and written numerous articles and books on design, including TASCHEN’s 1000 Lights, 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A-Z, Scandinavian Design, Graphic Design for the 21st Century, Designing the 21st Century, and domus 1928–1999.
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1000 Chairs
Fiell, Charlotte & Peter
Softcover, flaps 5.5 x 7.7 in., 624 pages, $ 14.99 |
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"Pour son 25e anniversaire, la maison d`édition allemande TASCHEN réédite – à un prix toujours aussi attractif – notre outil de travail préféré : la bible des chaises créées par les plus célèbres designers du monde entier, du premier mobilier d`art, en 1808, jusqu`au dernières innovations des années 90. Car la chaise, ce mobilier qui n`a de cesse d`interpeller et d`inspirer, a toujours suivi de près l`évolution de l`architecture et des technologies. Chacun de ces petits bijoux offert à notre convoitise est la résultante aboutie de l`étude et de l`attention particulières qui lui ont consacrées leurs auteurs. "
Gael Maison, Bruxelles, Belgium
Gael Maison, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- See also (19 items)
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1000 Lights Vol. 1. 1878 to 1959 Luminary design since the invention of the light bulb |
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1000 Lights Vol. 2. 1960 to present Luminary design since the invention of the light bulb |
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1000 Lights. 1000 Leuchten. 1000 Luminaires Light up your life: Luminary design since the invention of the light bulb |