At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. A must for design addicts and collectors alike, this dependable compendium presents each chair alongside essential information about the designer and their work, from Alvar Aalto to Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style. The ultimate reference book for anyone interested in knowing the what, where, who, why and how of the most iconic chairs from the last two centuries. 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.

A must for design addicts and collectors alike, this dependable compendium presents each chair alongside essential information about the designer and their work, from Alvar Aalto to Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style. I’m so confused, mostly because book is really good, but author forget about design from Eastern Europe like it didn’t existed. Charlotte and Peter Fiell are well-known design authors having written over sixty books on the subject. The ubiquitous chair in all its shapes and forms (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.Yet every one of the 1,000 examples that the authors Charlotte and Peter Fiell explore represents much more than everyday design.

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. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. Why I like it: I'll put it this way: after reading this book, every time I watch a TV show set anytime within the past 150 years, I'm now distracted by identifying the kind of chair, examining the details of its construction and style, and considering where that chair fits in the timeline of chair design paradigms. More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer.

The publication of this new edition means that this indispensable survey of landmark seating design now comes right up to present day.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. This dedicated compendium displays each chair as pure form, along with biographical and historical information about the pieces and their designers. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. 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. Maybe you should hire someone with broad recognition of this topic and not only focus on Germany, Italy and France, with some Scandinavian and American designers.