{"product_id":"1000-chairs-revised","title":"1000 Chairs (Revised \u0026 Updated Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“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.” - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSit back, relax, and survey some of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emost iconic chairs in history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A must for design addicts and collectors alike, this dependable compendium presents each chair alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eessential information about the designer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and their work, from Alvar Aalto to Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erecently refurbished edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e traverses archetypal seats of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1800s right up to the most innovative designs of today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn overview of exemplary chairs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eMore 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;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeach element reflects the stylistic consciousness of an era\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton and Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehistory of the chair is so complex that it requires a comprehensive encyclopedic work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto do it full justice.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey are all here\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thonet’s bentwood chairs and Hoffmann’s sitting-machines, Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair and Ron Arad’s avant-garde armchairs. Early designers and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epioneers of the modern chair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare presented alongside the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emost recent innovations in seating\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dedicated compendium displays each chair as pure form, along with biographical and historical information about the pieces and their designers.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn illuminating tome for design aficionados and an essential reference for collectors.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eBy Charlotte \u0026amp; Peter Fiell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e978-3836563697\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePublished: Sept. 25, 2017 by Taschen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePages: 664, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e5.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e x \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eWeight: \u003cspan\u003e2.24 lbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67003840397357,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/1000Chairs.png?v=1783616948","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/1000-chairs-revised","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}