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Chair by Anne Massey (English) Paperback Book
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN-13
- 9781861897589
- Book Title
- Chair
- ISBN
- 9781861897589
- Subject Area
- Design
- Publication Name
- Chair
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, The Limited
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Subject
- Furniture
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Series
- Objekt Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Reaktion Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1861897588
ISBN-13
9781861897589
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84241139
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Chair
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Furniture
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Design
Series
Objekt Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
749.32
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. Seats of Power 2. The Designer's Presence 3. Luxury and Comfort 4. Craft and Materials 5. Fine Art Chairs References Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index
Synopsis
The chair: we sit on one every day in our homes, schools and offices. Yet how often do we think about the origins of the chair and its place in culture? After all, the human body is more suited to sitting on the ground than on a chair, and some chairs even cause back problems. But in Western culture, the chair is an object that marks our place in the modern world. In this book Anne Massey provides an anatomy of the chair and looks at how we interact with others in predetermined ways when seated., The chair--you're likely sitting in one right now. Yet, despite its common presence in offices, restaurants, and homes, we very rarely stop to think about the origins of the chair and its place in culture. After all, the human body is actually more suited to sitting on the ground than on a chair; and as a result, chairs often cause back problems. Nonetheless, in Western culture, as Anne Massey explains, the chair is an object that marks our place in the modern world. Massey explores how, particularly in the last hundred years, the chair has become a revered object of design. Certain chairs have become iconic--like the Eames Lounge chair and Verner Panton's S Chair, which are photographed, exhibited in art museums, and slavishly copied by cheaper models. Other chairs have reached iconic status simply through their everydayness--think of Van Gogh's chair or the way Shaker chairs have become emblematic of a simpler and purer lifestyle. Massey further examines how chairs have been crafted, from local to global manufacture. In doing so she elucidates the meaning of the chair in contemporary culture, as well as the development, design, and manufacture of this ubiquitous object. Drawing on design, art, popular culture, and personal experience, Chair is an engaging and informative biography of this everyday object and will appeal to anyone interested in why we choose to sit on the chairs we do.
LC Classification Number
NK2715
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