Now I sit me down : from klismos to plastic chair : a natural history / Witold Rybczynski.
Now I sit me down : from klismos to plastic chair : a natural history / Witold Rybczynski.
Now I sit me down : from klismos to plastic chair : a natural history / Witold Rybczynski.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/2987
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A tool for sitting -- If you sit on it, can it still be art? -- Sitting up -- A chair on the side -- A golden age -- Sack-backs and rockers -- The Henry Ford of chairs -- By design -- Great Dane -- Fold and knockdown, swing and roll -- Human engineering -- Our time.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In the hands of one of our best writers on architectures and design, a history of chairs becomes a revealing history of design and leisure, and ultimately of how we see ourselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Now I sit me down : from klismos to plastic chair : a natural history / Witold Rybczynski.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/2987
Record Identifier
74VKVq3kXOmZ
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq3kXOmZ
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0374223211 (hardback)
9780374223212 (hardback)
DDC
749.3209
MMS ID
991024007576402626
