Chair Times: Stühle in Ihrer Zeit/ a History of Seating

CHAIR TIMES takes viewers on a journey through a “sea of chairs:” 124 objects dating from 1807 to the latest 3D printed designs are arranged in the order of their production year to create a timeline of modern furniture design. Which objects would professionals in the design field want to talk about, bringing their expert knowledge to the respective topic? Serving as guide on this excursion into the history of seating design: Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra. Film by Heinz Bütler. With contributions by Rolf Fehlbaum, Mateo Kries, Franco Audrito, Ronan Bouroullec, Christian Brändle, David Chipperfield, Antonio Citterio, Pierre de Meuron, Jochen Eisenbrand, Ulrich Fiedler, Susanne Graner, Jacques Herzog, Hella Jongerius, Maira Kalman, Amelie Klein, Serge Mauduit, Peter Noever, Arthur Rüegg, Leonie Samland and Ruggero Tropeano.

Details

Personalities

Bütler Heinz

Type

Book

Place of publication

Weil am Rhein

Year

2019

Number of pages

248 pages

Language

German, English

ISBN

9783945852286

Open stacks or available on request

Open stacks

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

745.4 Büt

Volumes

1

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