1000 Chairs
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- Author：Charlotte Fiell
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Summary
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。 They are all here: Thonet's bentwood chairs and Hoffmann's sitting-machines， Marcel Breuer's Wassily chair and Ron Arad's avant-garde armchairs。
The book devotes one page to each chair， displayed on its own as pure form， with biographical and historical information about the chairs and their designers。 A special treat for anyone who loves design and a must for collectors！
About the series:
Bibliotheca Universalis-- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable， democratic price！
Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980， the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible， open-minded publishing。 Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art， anthropology， and aphrodisia。
Bookworm's delight -- never bore， always excite！
Text in English， French， and German
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。 They are all here: Thonet's bentwood chairs and Hoffmann's sitting-machines， Marcel Breuer's Wassily chair and Ron Arad's avant-garde armchairs。
The book devotes one page to each chair， displayed on its own as pure form， with biographical and historical information about the chairs and their designers。 A special treat for anyone who loves design and a must for collectors！
About the series:
Bibliotheca Universalis-- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable， democratic price！
Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980， the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible， open-minded publishing。 Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art， anthropology， and aphrodisia。
Bookworm's delight -- never bore， always excite！
Text in English， French， and German
Reviews
El Descartes Español
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Taschen hace unos libros increíbles por 15 euros。
Maddie Pearson
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50th book of 2020！ loved this， it was a great read。 definitely for people who like architecture and design。 not super informative， but cool to look at and read！
scoffs， calumnies， etc。
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any Chair Enjoyer should own this。
Ryan Truong
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I read the Spanish version。 There are a lot of beautiful pictures， and you will learn a lot of Spanish words for different textile/fabrication materials if you can get through it。
Geoffrey Hagberg
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What is it: look， the title is pretty clear。Why I like it: I'll put it this way: after reading this book， every time I watch a TV show set anytime within the past 150 years， I'm now distracted by identifying the kind of chair， examining the details of its construction and style， and considering where that chair fits in the timeline of chair design paradigms。 Not surprisingly， Mad Men is a field day for appreciating furniture design。Anyway， my point is that this book changed my life。You might als What is it: look， the title is pretty clear。Why I like it: I'll put it this way: after reading this book， every time I watch a TV show set anytime within the past 150 years， I'm now distracted by identifying the kind of chair， examining the details of its construction and style， and considering where that chair fits in the timeline of chair design paradigms。 Not surprisingly， Mad Men is a field day for appreciating furniture design。Anyway， my point is that this book changed my life。You might also like: I haven't picked up a copy yet， but I hear that there's a sequel: 1000 Lights。 I'm adding it to next year's reading list and will report back。 。。。more
Brototi Mondal
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indeed nice to learn the form。
Brototi Mondal
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amazing and great， its gonna enlighten u 1000 design involved to inculcate such forms。
madie
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پر از طراحي هاي مختلف از معمارهاي مشهور و كمتر مشهور با يك موضوع مشترك"صندلي"。توي يكي از صفحه ها سير تحولي يه صندلي خيلي ساده به يه طوح پر از كرو و نسبتا پيچيده نمايش داده شده بود كه به نظرم جالب توجه اومد。 پر از طراحي هاي مختلف از معمارهاي مشهور و كمتر مشهور با يك موضوع مشترك"صندلي"。توي يكي از صفحه ها سير تحولي يه صندلي خيلي ساده به يه طوح پر از كرو و نسبتا پيچيده نمايش داده شده بود كه به نظرم جالب توجه اومد。 。。。more
Ken
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Great reference book for chair designs。
Ralph Zoontjens
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Great collection of chair designs。 It won't teach you how to design chairs but it will give you a lot of food for thought。 Great collection of chair designs。 It won't teach you how to design chairs but it will give you a lot of food for thought。 。。。more
Simona Ferrero
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A complete review of world of chairs。。 good photos and texts。
Aki
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It's ok。 good to learn chairs。。。 It's ok。 good to learn chairs。。。 。。。more
Julio
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Great reference and brif review of the design and designer
Megan
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The introduction is interesting， the 1000 chairs itself are really something to glance through instead of thorougly reading it （actually， that sounds quite obvious。。。）
Gunner
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I am a chair hoarder
Patty Vela
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All the greats are in here！ Beautiful book！
Korri
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This is an amazing photographic reference of chairs from the nineteeth century to the present。 （My flatmate lampooned my love of chairs at one of her sketch comedy gigs--she played the founder of the 'Danish Chair Club' which apparently convenes to mock inferior European and American designs。） This is an amazing photographic reference of chairs from the nineteeth century to the present。 （My flatmate lampooned my love of chairs at one of her sketch comedy gigs--she played the founder of the 'Danish Chair Club' which apparently convenes to mock inferior European and American designs。） 。。。more
Siria
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A reference book。
Juliana Lopes
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something to take a look every now and then。
Ali
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I can't live without this book。 I can't live without this book。 。。。more
MaryAddison
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I have a thing for chairs。 It was a gift。
Tony
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A fantastic and economic visual survey of seating from the past 150 years。 One of the best reference books I own and a must for furniture lovers。
Jenna
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I am a little bit obsessed with chairs and this is the reference guide I use when I drag something home from the thift store thinking it might be an important design :）
Julie
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In another life， I was an architect。 In this life， I just hope to someday own a Noguchi table。（While I marked this as "read"， I haven't really read the whole thing。 I've more just browsed the pictures :） In another life， I was an architect。 In this life， I just hope to someday own a Noguchi table。（While I marked this as "read"， I haven't really read the whole thing。 I've more just browsed the pictures :） 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=1000 Chairs
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=1000 Chairs&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,1000 Chairs&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0