Chair Anatomy

Name: Chair Anatomy
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500297025
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Design and Construction

By James Orrom

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Chair Anatomy by James Orrom delves into the intricate design and engineering that goes into creating a chair. The book explores various chair types, examining their structure and function, while also showcasing the creative processes behind them. Perfect for design enthusiasts, it highlights the balance between form, comfort, and innovation in chair design.
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This book may appeal to you if you have a keen interest in design and craftsmanship, as it provides an in-depth exploration of the intricate details and creative process behind chair design. You'll enjoy the detailed illustrations and insights into how form and function are harmonised in furniture, offering inspiration for both creators and admirers of art and culture.

Chair Anatomy

A detailed exploration of how more than fifty of the most iconic chairs from the last 150 years were conceived and made--the design principles, the material selection, the manufacturing processes, and the designers and architects behind them.

A comprehensive design resource that reveals how the iconic chairs of the 20th and 21st centuries have been designed for mass production

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A comprehensive design resource that reveals how the iconic chairs of the 20th and 21st centuries have been designed for mass production.

Chair Anatomy reveals in photos and illustrations the form and the construction details — the anatomy — of a selection of nearly sixty chairs chosen from the last 160 years of modern chair design. It also introduces the designers behind these chairs, their backgrounds and their routes to creating the chairs.

In reducing chairs to their constituent parts, the book gets to the heart of each design: how pieces are designed and produced to fit together; why a certain material imparts a certain quality; functional advance or comfort level; and how the chair's structure can withstand stress while being elegant and economical to produce. In short, a chair is architecture in miniature.

This revised and expanded edition features five new chairs, including the Hemp Chair by Werner Aisslinger (2011), Bruto by Konrad Lohöfener (2018) and Chubby by Dirk van der Kooij (2012). Each represents new technological, constructional and aesthetic solutions.

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Chair Anatomy by James Orrom is praised for being comprehensive, offering detailed insights into chair design and construction.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500297025

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Edition: Revised

Illustration: 'With over 750 illustrations'; 750 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 255.0mm

Weight: 1140g

Pages: 256

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Arts & Culture James Orrom Non-Fiction

About the Author

James Orrom is Professor for Product and Furniture Design at the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences in Germany. He co-founded Umlauf & Orrom Studio for Industrial Design in 1987, producing furniture, film equipment, porcelain, glassware and other products for such international clients as BMW, Siemens and Villeroy & Boch.