1000 Chairs: Revised and Updated Edition 2020 Size: 310 × 230 mm

Size: 310 × 230 mm (12 1/4 × 9 in)

Eclectic or minimal

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1000 Chairs: Revised and Updated Edition 2020 Size: 310 × 230 mmAn overview of exemplary chairs More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact; each element reflects the stylistic consciousness of an era. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton and Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to