Once Upon a Chair: Furniture Beyond the Icon: Design Beyond the Icon - Hardcover

Robert Klanten; Andrej Kupetz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3899552563 ISBN 13: 9783899552560

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Once Upon a Chair is an international up-to-the minute survey of contemporary furniture design. The book captures the zeitgeist of this rigorous industry by examining current trends and presenting pioneering examples by the world s most influential designers and emerging talents. The collected works indicate a recognisable shift towards progressive responsible designs that make a social impact and the revival of artisanal craft. It further explores how designers are focusing more on process-driven and storytelling concepts as well as the continuing flirtation with material and technological experimentation.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Furnish: Edition 2010 is a detailed international survey of current trends and developments in furniture and interior design. Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Furnish book, it brings together a collection of work by the

world's best young designers, capturing the zeitgeist of this rigorous field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3899552563
• ISBN 13: 9783899552560
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Sven Ehmann