Atlas of Furniture Design
Atlas of Furniture Design
Atlas of Furniture Design
Contents
11 Foreword
12 The Atlas of Furniture Design — Mateo Kries
23 Thoughts on the Collection — Rolf Fehlbaum
Essay Essay
26 Between Invention and Tradition: 146 The Triumph of Modernism
In Search of a Modern Style Gerda Breuer
Sabine Wieber
Objects Objects
50 1–35 178 112–166
120 36–56 288 167–241
132 57–111 328 242–457
Infographics Infographics
136 Timeline 1750–1920 344 Timeline 1914–1940
138 Structural Materials in Furniture Design 1800–1940 346 The Cantilever Chair: Evolution and Types
140 Thonet: Expansion and Production 1853–1918 348 Designers and Migrations 1920s–1950s
Essay Essay
354 From Post-War to Pop: 674 Opening New Doors of Possibility:
Between Reconstruction and Consumerism Postmodernism and the Digital Age
Jane Pavitt Avinash Rajagopal, Vera Sacchetti
Objects Objects
382 458–528 702 1302–1341
524 529–689 782 1342–1432
614 690–1301 834 1433–1740
Infographics Infographics
658 Timeline 1940–1973 856 Timeline 1973–2017
660 Manufacturers and Designers: US 858 The Monobloc: Evolution and Types
662 Manufacturers and Designers: Northern Italy
664 Manufacturers and Designers: Central Italy
666 Manufacturers and Designers: Scandinavia
668 Single-Piece Plywood Furniture: Technology and Construction
Materials
864 Designer Biographies
934 Glossary of Manufacturers
962 Glossary of Materials and Production Techniques
Annex
976 Bibliography
1007 Author Biographies
1011 Index
1022 Image Credits
1027 Acknowledgements
1028 Colophon