What is it that distinguishes a chair designed by an architect? Why is it so tempting for an architect to have a chair in his or her portfolio? Is it possible to use creative solutions interchangeably in both domains? Chairs by Architects answers these and many other questions to illustrate how qualities in architects buildings are also evident in their furniture. Featuring 55 chair designs, from iconic recent examples to little-known masterworks, the book includes such early modern architectural pioneeers as Otto Wagner, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Antoni Gaudi and Walter Gropius, together with contemporary masters such as Oscar Niemeyer, Santiago Calatrava, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind. Also containing interviews with design-world luminaries - among them David Adjaye, Zeev Aram and Susanne Graner of the Vitra Design Museum - Chairs by Architects is essential reading for anyone with an interest in design, architecture and the relationship between makers and their creations.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thames & Hudson LTD
ISBN-13
9780500292501
eBay Product ID (ePID)
223194193
Product Key Features
Book Title
Chairs by Architects
Author
Agata Toromanoff
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
260mm
Item Width
210mm
Item Weight
760g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Agata Toromanoff
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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