Chairs: Catalogue of the Delft Faculty of Architecture Collection Otakar Máčel, Charlotte van Wijk, 010 Publishing: Rotterdam 2013 English language 267 pages
Interesting book on the collection of chairs held in the collection which arranges them by typology and has useful essays for many of the chairs. Some are anonymous and some pre 20c but overall the concentration is on chairs between the 1920s and 1960s. Due to Otakar Macel tubular steel furniture is well documented. Includes the following designers: Alvar Aalto, Hendrik Berlage, Harry Bertoia, Jacques vad den Bosch, Marcel Breuer, Hans Coray, Robin Day, Charles Eames, Petrus Johannes Elling, Wilhem Gispen, Willy Guhl, Peter Hivdt, Robert Van t'Hoff, Arne Jacobsen, Jan De Jong, Finn Juhl, Kho Liang Li, IB Kofod-Larsen, Nico Kralj, Friso Kramer, Vico Magistretti, Eric Magnussen, Pieter Oud, Han Pieck, Giancarlo Piretti, Gio Ponti, Ingmar Relling, the Rietvelds, David Rowland, Richard Sapper, Marcel Wanders etc.
Condition: Shelf wear to cover with mild bumping to corners. Contents clean.
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