Chairs: 1,000 Masterpieces of Modern Design, 1800 to the Present Day

From Alvar Aalto to Marco Zanuso, Chairs presents more than 1,000 innovations created by some of the world’s most influential designers.

Tracing the development of the modern chair from 1800 to the present day, Charlotte and Peter Fiell guide readers through the history of seating design, ranging from functional office chairs to limited edition design objects.

Featuring more than 1,000 images together with commentary on the conception, design and production of the works, the volume includes well known examples such as Josef Hoffmann’s Sitzmaschine, Robin Day’s Polyprop chair and digitally generated designs by Zhang Zhoujie.