Chair: 500 Designs That Matter

Chair: 500 Designs That Matter - Hardcover

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Chair: 500 Designs That Matter

Chair: 500 Designs That Matter - Hardcover

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Book Overview

A compelling collection of the world's most innovative, stylish, and influential chairs from across the globe

Throughout history, the chair has presented designers the world over with infinite opportunities to experiment with new production methods and innovative materials within the set parameters of an object that is primarily there to serve a practical purpose.

Now available with a new cover, Chair: 500 Designs that Matter celebrates the humble chair as never before, from early examples to today's cutting-edge creations. It invites you to sit back and be taken on a journey through the creative imaginations of hundreds of internationally renowned designers.

Featured designers include: Alvar Aalto, Eero Aarnio, Ron Arad, Cini Boeri, Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec, Marcel Breuer, Campana Brothers, Charles and Ray Eames, Naoto Fukasawa, Frank Gehry, Jaime Hay.n, Arne Jacobsen, Hella Jongerius, Finn Juhl, Shiro Kuramata, Erwine and Estelle Laverne, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Jasper Morrison, George Nakashima, George Nelson, nendo, Charlotte Perriand, Gaetano Pesce, Jean Prouvé, Snarkitecture, Patricia Urquiola, Otto Wagner, and Hans Wegner.

ISBN9781837290543
Author Phaidon Editors
PublisherPhaidon Press
GenreHobbies & interests and Design
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages656
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Phaidon Editors

Phaidon EditorsWilliam Norwich is a New York based interior design and fashion editor and journalist formerly of Vogue and The New York Times.

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