A Taxonomy of Office Chairs.
A Taxonomy of Office Chairs.
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Olivares, Jonathan. A Taxonomy of Office Chairs. Phaidon. 2011 87696 Exhaustive visual history of the office chair, beginning in the 1840's and ending at present, filling a perceived gap in our understanding of design. Fully illustrated with photographic examples of individual chairs as well as diagrams of different aspects of the chairs' forms and designs (e.g. headrests, bases). Includes examples designed by the Eameses, Wright, Breuer, Bouroullec, Starck and many more. 240 pp. color illus. Cl.
