Chairs: 1000 Masterpieces of Modern Design, 1800 to the Present Day - Softcover

Carlton Books

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847960340 ISBN 13: 9781847960344

Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Chairs is an all-new survey of highly original and important seating designs by the renowned authorities on the subject—Charlotte and Peter Fiell. Showcasing over 1000 chairs by some of world's greatest designers, from Alvar Aalto to Marco Zanuso, this comprehensive work traces the fascinating history of the modern chair and explains why it has become such an important cultural phenomenon.

About this title

About the Author:

Charlotte and Peter Fiell are leading authorities on twentieth and twenty-first century design and have written and edited over 30 internationally bestselling books on the subject.

Review:

If you want a catalogue of chair design, there is none better. But this is more: it's a catalogue of ingenuity, too. Magnificent, perverse, relentless, it's an entire summary of human endeavor in 768 pages. - Stephen Bayley, House and Garden
Chairs: 1,000 Masterpieces of Modern Design, published by Goodman Fiell, is a celebration of some of the most groundbreaking chair designs from 1800 to the present day. - Telegraph
The pair provide a fascinating and comprehensive catalogue detailing the history of the chair... This book, useful for designers, specifiers and collectors alike ... explores the iconic designs and their designers, revealing the fascinating history of this modest piece of furniture. - FX magazine
There are fascinating things here - World of Interiors

About this edition

• Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1847960340
• ISBN 13: 9781847960344
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 768