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. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you!

After many best-selling years, 1000 Chairs has now been painstakingly and comprehensively revised and updated to include not only new and beautiful imagery for a large number of the existing entries, but many brand new entries have been added, too. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era.

Charlotte and Peter Fiell are well-known design authors having written over sixty books on the subject. 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 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. If a designer is only as good as her sources, 1000 Chairs is all you need for a one-stop crash course in the history of seating.

The book devotes one page to each chair, displayed on its own as pure form, with biographical and historical information about the chairs and their designers.

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.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I’m not only talking about socialist time after war when there was a lot really good design in this part of Europe but also modern times when there was designed inflatable steel stool and won for a Mars expedition and other great projects. 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. From the craftsmanship of Charles Rennie MacKintosh to the Eameses’ early fiberglass experiments and the faceted creations of Konstantin Grcic, this field guide to famous chairs is more than just a designers’ dream sourcebook—it offers a world of inspiration for rethinking even the most everyday of objects around us. My flatmate lampooned my love of chairs at one of her sketch comedy gigs--she played the founder of the 'Danish Chair Club' which apparently convenes to mock inferior European and American designs.

Nestled on a bookcase in my home, between Dickens, Homer and Keats, is a title that I have long cherished. The book, a slightly abbreviated version of our classic title 1000 Chairs, devotes one page to each chair, displayed on its own as pure form, with biographical and historical information about the chair.