The Design Museum in London has a fantastic online exhibition called A Century of Chairs. I spent a good hour going through the images and reading up on each of the highlighted pieces. One of my modern favourites is Jurgen Bey’s Tree Trunk chair by Droog (pictured here).
Few objects tell the history of modern design as eloquently as the chair. Aesthetics trends, the emergence of new technologies, ergonomics, social and cultural developments are all reflected in the evolution of chair design.
The exhibit gives you a really good sense of how the design and development of the chair has evolved over the decades due to changes in materials and technology.
Category: Design
By Melanie Carlson
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