1000 Chairs. Revised and updated edition (Bibliotheca Universalis)
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More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. 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. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton and Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the history of the chair is so complex that it requires a comprehensive encyclopedic work 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. Early designers and pioneers of the modern chair are presented alongside the most recent innovations in seating. This dedicated compendium displays each chair as pure form, along with biographical and historical information about the pieces and their designers. An illuminating tome for design aficionados and an essential reference for collectors! About the series Bibliotheca Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe! Review: Great design book - Great book! Perfect size. Great content. A lot of design stories. Great for people in to interior design and furniture design. Review: Great Book - I love this book! This is my second one. I would give these as a gift. They are interesting and a novelty if you are just halfway interested in chairs, but they are also a fantastic research guide. T
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 964 Reviews |
1**1
Great design book
Great book! Perfect size. Great content. A lot of design stories. Great for people in to interior design and furniture design.
B**B
Great Book
I love this book! This is my second one. I would give these as a gift. They are interesting and a novelty if you are just halfway interested in chairs, but they are also a fantastic research guide. T
L**K
All worked best.
Great book. Happy with the purchase. Well timed delivery. Thx.
C**A
Expansively broad, but necessarily shallow
What can you say about a book that shows a thousand chairs? Practically every meaningful chair design from any famous designer is in this, but as a brief introduction only. I think the authors have done a really good job of cramming a lot of images and brief information into a book that still can be lifted with one hand. You could probably get the same information if you were willing to invest hours in an internet search, but it was well worth the price I paid to get a new copy from a second-hand seller for about 1.6 cents per chair. It is a beautiful and well-made edition.
J**I
Chairmania
All the chairs, it would be too much for an average person, but for us chairaholics? Perfect. I leave this on my coffee table to let people know I’m cooler and more sophisticated than them.
V**A
Love this book!
Love this book!
E**E
Cute little book
Loved looking at a book totally devoted to chairs, especially since beautiful ones have been finding their way to me. This is a book of avant-garde chairs. 95% of this collection of images of chairs are modern ones from the 20th Century. The book needs more Art Deco and Art Nouveau chairs. I’ll be looking for more books on chairs.
L**H
Interesting
Amazed at the styles, and gave me ideas to redo some old chairs I have!
A**N
👍🏼👍🏼
Libro interessante per gli appassionati del genere
D**Y
Great book.
This book is a must for chair and design lovers.
B**T
Superbes !
Magnifique livre ! Les photos sont superbes et la sélection de chaises est vraiment impressionnante, on voyage à travers toutes les époques et les styles. C’est à la fois une source d’inspiration et un bel objet à avoir dans sa bibliothèque. La qualité d’édition est top, fidèle à ce que fait Taschen. Je recommande vivement pour tous les passionnés de design ou simplement ceux qui aiment les beaux livres.
S**G
Bonnes références
Beau livre. Excellentes références.
T**R
excellent
très bon petit ouvrage ,juste quelques manques
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