100 Midcentury Chairs: And Their Stories

Amazon.com Price: $18.95 (as of 06/12/2019 04:11 PST- Details)

Description

Pull up a chair (or 100) for this midcentury design showcase.

Here is a stylish guide to the top 100 most interesting, most controversial, or simply most beautiful chairs designed between 1930 and 1970. Get to know the designers of the Up to date era, including the Eames, Jacobsen, Nakashima, Noguchi, Wegner, and plenty of more, through their creative and unique chair designs. With notes on materials, manufacturers, and construction, entertaining quotes by designers and fans about each and every chair, a brief biography of each and every designer, the stories at the back of the designs, or even a ‘chair timeline’ showcasing the perfect of European, Scandinavian, Japanese, and American design, 100 Midcentury Chairs And Their Stories is a will have to for Midcentury enthusiasts and design history fans in all places.

Lucy Ryder Richardson is co-owner of the hugely successful brand Up to date Shows, and has forged partnerships with brands including Elle Decoration (UK) and Saatchi & Saatchi, in addition to advising TV producers and leading collectors. She writes for online design blogs Inside Modernism and Destination Modernism, and maintains the Up to date Marketplace directory, an indispensable guide to dealers in midcentury furnishings in addition to recent designers and retailers.

Home » Shop » Books » Subjects » Arts and Photography » Decorative Arts and Design » Furniture Design » 100 Midcentury Chairs: And Their Stories

Recent Products