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2100 Metal Tubular Chairs: a Typology
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A typology of metal tubular chairs, with 2100 entries from Europe and the United States, covering the period from the mid-1920s to the late 1930s. Written and edited by Otakar Marcel in collaboration with the Vitra and Embru archives, and published in 2006 by Van Hezik-Fonds 90 Publishers. Includes work by (among many others) Gabriele Mucchi, Rene Herbst, Gilbert Rhode, Jean Royere, Josef Frank, Jacques Adnet, Alfred Altherr, Andre Arbus, Erik Gunner Asplund, BBPR, Oswaldo Borsani, Djo Bourgeois, Hin Bredendick, Marcel Breuer, Fritz August Brehaus, Jean Burkhalter, Pierre Chareau, Serge Chermayeff, Wells Coates, Hans Coray, Donald Deskey, Erich Dieckmann, Michel Dufet, Rene Gabriel, Paul Frankl, Norman Bel Geddes, Sigfried Giedion, W.H. Gispen, Jindrich Halabala, Poul Henningsen, Axel Einer Hjorth, Wolgang Hoffmann, Arne Jacobsen, Frederich Kiesler, Lajos Kozma, Paul Laszlo, Mogens Lassen, William Lescaze, Anton Lorenz, Hans Luckhardt, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Sven MNarkelius, Erich Mendelsohn, Werner Max Moser, Carlo Mollino, Bruno Munari, Eckart Muthesius, Walter von Nessen, Richard Neutra, Maxime Old, JJP Oud, Charlotte Perriand, Gio Ponti, Rene Prou, Jean Prouve, Heinz Rasch, Carlo Rava, Antonin Raymond, Lily Reich, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Mies van der Rohe, Alfred Roth, Rudolf Schindler, Louis Sognot, Mart Stam, Giuseppe Terragni, KEM Weber, Frank LLoyd Wright, Russell Wright, and Ladislav Zak. Oblong 4to (11.75” x 8.25”), 253 pages, stiff pictorial folded wrappers with text in English and excerpts in German, French, and Japanese. Each entry features a thumbnail photograph plus curatorial information including chair type, designer, year of design, manufacturer, material of tubular frame, and materials of seat and back. Extensive bibliography per country at the end, with blurbs on designers and makers. A veritable bible for researching and documenting tubular steel chairs. Some bumping and soiling to extremities.
- Similar to:Marcel Breuer (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Width: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Machine Age (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:2006
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Some bumping and soiling to extremities.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU828532817932
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