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In 2019, the Vitra Design Museum will publish the Atlas of Furniture Design, the definitive, encyclopedic overview of the history of modern furniture design. Featuring over 1700 objects by more than 500 designers and 121 manufacturers, it includes approximately 2800 images ranging from detailed object photographs to historical images documenting interiors, patents, brochures, and related works of art and architecture.

The basis for the Atlas of Furniture Design is the collection held by the Vitra Design Museum, one of the largest of its kind with more than 7000 works. The book presents selected pieces by the most important designers of the last 230 years and documents key periods in design history, including early nineteenth-century industrial furniture in bentwood and metal, Art Nouveau and Secessionist pieces and works by protagonists of classical modernism and postwar design, as well as postmodern and contemporary pieces. The Atlas of Furniture Design employed a team of more than 70 experts and features over 550 detailed texts about key objects. In-depth essays provide sociocultural and design-historical context to four historical epochs of furniture design and the pieces highlighted here, enriched by a detailed annex containing designer biographies, glossaries, and elaborate information graphics.

The Atlas of Furniture Design is an indispensable resource for collectors, scholars and experts, as well as a beautifully designed object that speaks to design enthusiasts.

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Critic Reviews

“...this 1,000-page compendium documents 1,740 objects made by 546 furniture designers over the past 230 years -- from chairs by Marcel Breuer to Ikea's Billy bookshelf -- through time lines, biographies, infographics, and more.”

-- "New York Magazine: Strategist"
[An] uber comprehensive tome dedicated to the history of modern furnishings...--Rachel Gallager "Gray"
[A] comprehensive overview on the history of furniture design...-- "Buisness of Furniture"
[A]n A-Z compendium of the most iconic 1,700 plus objects designed by 550 designers...--Wolff Natasha "Forbes"
Never before have stools and sideboards teemed with so much life.--Hunker Dukes "Aesthetica"
The contribution, which outlines the development of the design discipline between 1973 and 2017, provides essential context to the tome's comprehensive survey of 1,740 objects of modern design.--Samuel Medina "Metropolis"

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About the Author

Edited by Mateo Kries, Henrike Büscher, Jochen Eisenbrand. Texts by Mateo Kries, Henrike Büscher, Jochen Eisenbrand, Fulvio Ferrari, Otakar Máčel, Jane Pavitt, Ingeborg de Roode, Arthur Rüegg, Deyan Sudjic, Wolf Tegethoff, Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum, Gerald W.R. Ward, among others.

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At 1,028 pages, featuring 1,740 objects and spanning 237 years, this authoritative volume is without doubt the ultimate book on furniture design The Atlas of Furniture Design is the most comprehensive overview of the history of furniture design ever published. The book documents 1,740 objects by 546 designers and 565 manufacturers, and features more than 2,500 images, from detailed object photographs to historical documentation such as interiors, patents, brochures and reference works in art and architecture. The basis for the Atlas of Furniture Design is the furniture collection held by the Vitra Design Museum, one of the largest of its kind in the world, with more than 7,000 works. The collection is made up of pieces from key periods in design history and by the most significant designers and manufacturers of the past 200 years, including early industrial furniture in bentwood or metal, Art Nouveau and Secessionist objects, works by such protagonists of classical modernism as Le Corbusier , Gerrit Rietveld , Charlotte Perriand and Marcel Breuer , postwar figures such as Finn Juhl , Eero Saarinen and Achille Castiglioni , and postmodern and contemporary designers like Philippe Starck , Marcel Wanders and Konstantin Grcic , as well as the estates of design legends such as Charles and Ray Eames , Verner Panton , Alexander Girard , George Nelson and others. Several years in the making, the Atlas of Furniture Design has employed a team of 71 authors and features in-depth essays providing sociocultural and design-historical context to the history of furniture design, as well as 551 detailed texts accompanying key objects. The book is enriched by a detailed annex containing designer biographies, bibliographies, a glossary of manufacturers and an index, along with information graphics offering a complementary visual approach to the history of furniture design. The Atlas of Furniture Design is both an encyclopedic reference tool and an indispensable resource for collectors, scholars and experts, as well as a beautifully designed object that speaks to design enthusiasts around the globe.

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Product Details

Publisher
Vitra Design Museum
Published
5th December 2019
Pages
1028
ISBN
9783931936990

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