Popis
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,&,nbsp,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&,nbsp,Pop Art&,nbsp,to Postmodernism, the&,nbsp,history of the chair is so complex that it requires a comprehensive encyclopedic work&,nbsp,to do it full justice.&,nbsp,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&,nbsp,pioneers of the modern chair&,nbsp,are presented alongside the&,nbsp,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.&,nbsp,An illuminating tome for design aficionados and an essential reference for collectors!
