The Beauty of Everyday Objects: The Chair
$37.43
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
Each entry highlights how a commonplace item is a reflection of creativity, craftsmanship and the human experience. This is not just a book for design enthusiasts — it is for anyone who appreciates the quiet elegance of well-made objects that merge form and function.
Organized chronologically, there are a host of iconic pieces, from Marcel Breuer’s classic B3 and Jean Prouvé’s Standard Chair No.4 with its industrial clarity, to Jasper Morrison’s playfully minimalist Air-Chair, alongsi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914902307 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1914902300 |
| Author: | John Jervis |
| Publisher: | Gemini Books Group Ltd |
| Imprint: | Gemini Gift |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 185mm |
| Series: | Beauty of Everyday Objects |
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Critics Review
‘From Marcel Breuer’s tubular-steel experiments to the algorithmic forms of the twenty-first century, the modernist chair provides a remarkably sensitive register of cultural change, condensing new ideas about industry, materials and everyday life into a single object. This insightful book traces a century of radical seating, revealing how designers have continually reimagined the chair as both a machine for sitting and a powerful expression of modernity’s shifting ideals.’ – Dr Christopher Turner, Keeper of Art, Architecture, Photography and Design, * Victoria and Albert Museum *
John Jervis
John Jervis is a design writer and editor who has written for Icon, Frame, RIBA Journal, Disegno, Apollo, Dezeen, Design Anthology, ArtAsiaPacific, and others. His first book, 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know, was published in 2024. He lives in London.
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