1000 chairs in the 20th century = 1000 stühle im 20. Jahrhundert = 1000 chaises au 20e siècle / Charlotte & Peter Fiell ; German translation, Klaus Binder, Jeremy Gaines ; French translation, Jacques Bosser.
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TextLanguage: English, German, French Publisher: Köln, [Germany] : Taschen, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 622 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783836546744Other title: 1000 stühle im 20. Jahrhundert | 1000 chaises au 20e siècle | One thousand chairs in the twentieth century | Thousand chairs in the twentieth century | 1000 chairsSubject(s): 1900 - 1999 | Chairs -- History -- 19th century -- Catalogs | Chair design -- History -- 19th century | Chair design -- History | Chairs -- Pictorial works | Chair design -- History -- 20th century | Chairs -- History -- 20th century -- Catalogs | Chair design | ChairsGenre/Form: Catalogs. | History. | Pictorial works. DDC classification: 749.3209 LOC classification: NK2715 | .F47 2013Summary: FURNITURE & CABINETMAKING. Chairs displayed on their own as pure form. An overview of the 20th century. More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. 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. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to 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. Historical information.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 749 .3209 FIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 28/03/2024 | AL42000229849B |
Originally published: c1997.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 744-745) and index.
FURNITURE & CABINETMAKING. Chairs displayed on their own as pure form. An overview of the 20th century. More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. 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. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to 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. Historical information.
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