The Modern Chair - by Clement Meadmore (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A noted furniture designer discusses functional and aesthetic elements of more than 40 "classic" modern chairs. Profusely illustrated with photographs and explanatory drawings.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance to transcend the confines of period and fashion. Featured are such modern "classics" as Thonet's Bentwood armchair, Breuer's Wassily chair, van der Rohe's Barcelone chair, and many more.<br>Each chair is described in detail with the aid of photographs, Mr. Meadmore's own explanatory drawings and some reproductions of the original designer's plans. The author also explores the ways in which the designers approached and solved inherent problems of function and aesthetics. The scale drawings in this book are all one-eighth of full size, allowing easy assessment of dimensions and visual comparison of size and proportion.<br>Many of these chairs are housed in museum collections; others are still being produced today. Now, this inexpensive edition of <i>The Modern Chair</i> enables students of furniture and any interested reader to make a thorough study of the most important chairs of modern times.
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