DAVID ROWLAND: 40 / 4 CHAIR

ROWLAND, ERWIN;SCHENONE, LAURA

ISBN 10: 1838668128 / ISBN 13: 9781838668129

Published by PHAIDON, LONDRES, 2024

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El inventor y diseñador industrial estadounidense David Rowland es mejor conocido por su exclusiva silla 40/4. Lanzada en 1964, se llama así porque es posible apilar cuarenta sillas en sólo cuatro pies, un logro sin precedentes que estableció una categoría completamente nueva de asientos versátiles. La esposa de Rowland, Erwin, y la escritora Laura Schenone revelan la inspiradora historia de cómo llevó su innovador diseño al mercado. Inicialmente, fue rechazada por todas las principales marcas de muebles, incluidas Herman Miller y Knoll, pero Rowland perseveró y, finalmente, la silla 40/4 se convirtió en una de las sillas más exitosas jamás producidas, ganando numerosos elogios y vendiendo más de 8 millones de dólares a principios del siglo XXI. Hoy en día se encuentra en las colecciones permanentes de museos de todo el mundo y adorna espacios públicos y privados de todo tipo, desde catedrales hasta centros culturales, edificios corporativos y municipales, pasando por lugares de culto, escuelas, atención médica, hotelería y hogares. Esta fascinante biografía de David Rowland y su silla 40/4, que in.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DAVID ROWLAND: 40 / 4 CHAIR
• Publisher: PHAIDON, LONDRES
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1838668128
• ISBN 13: 9781838668129
• Binding: Cartoné (tapa dura cartón)
• Edition: 01.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo
• Book Type: LIBRO
• Seller catalogs:
  • Arte y Diseño Industrial y Comercial

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Synopsis

The first monograph on the work of the designer of the iconic 40/4 chair

The American industrial designer and inventor David Rowland is best known for his signature 40/4 chair. Released in 1964, it is so named because it is possible to stack forty chairs in just four feet – an unprecedented achievement that established an entirely new category of versatile seating.

Rowland’s wife Erwin and writer Laura Schenone reveal the inspiring story of how he brought his ground-breaking design to market. Initially, it was rejected by all the major furniture brands, including Herman Miller and Knoll, but Rowland persevered, and ultimately, the 40/4 chair became one of the most successful chairs ever produced, winning numerous accolades and selling over 8 million by the early 21st century. Today it is found in the permanent collections of museums worldwide, and gracing public and private spaces of every type – from cathedrals to cultural centres, corporate and municipal buildings, to places of worship, schools, healthcare, hospitality and homes.

This fascinating biography of David Rowland and his 40/4 chair, featuring more than 250 photographs and documents (many never seen before), tells the compelling story of his design practice and a singular chair, whose design, through the determination of its designer, became the commercially successful and influential classic that it is. The first monograph on American designer, David Rowland: 40/4 Chair, is published to mark the 60th anniversary of this timeless design and includes the wide range of Rowland’s work before and after the development of his masterpiece.

David Rowland was a pioneering Mid-Century designer. Born in 1924 in Hollywood, California, he studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His elegant, perfectly engineered 40/4 chair is one of the most significant and masterful designs of the 20th century.

About the Author

Erwin Rowland is a crafts designer and was married to David Rowland from 1971 until his death in 2010.

Laura Schenone is a writer, editor, journalist, and James Beard Award winner.