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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 designThe 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. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vitra Design Museum (December 10, 2019)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1028 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3931936996


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 90


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.7 x 3.2 x 13.4 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #114,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #30 in Furniture Design (Books)


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Customer Reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 127 ratings


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  • The Hype is real! Buy before it's out of print.
It's a tome. It should be read from a lectern but rest assured this book fully lives up to the hype and five-star ratings. It is comprehensive, scholarly, and visually striking. I hemmed and hawed with the purchase because a $150 book seems a little bit extra. Clocking in at 1000+pp it's a bargain if you need to intellectualize a purchase like this. I found a used copy that was a little banged up to alleviate the price guilt. If you're interested in furniture design, history, or maybe kinesiology - I wouldn't wait until the price skyrockets should this book go out of print. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024 by Reelbigmonkey

  • Scholarly, encyclopedic, approachable
I am not an artist, designer, or "maker." As an academician outside the field of manufacture or design, but with an interest in objects and the human perceptions of them, I can say that this is by far the most complete volume of recent (19th through 21st) furniture design that I have seen. Accompanied by concise but pithy essays, the collection of artifacts in this encyclopedic work demonstrates how furniture and culture coexist. I spent about 2 straight hours wondrously devouring the form and content of this beautiful edition as soon as it arrived: beautiful photographs, wonderful descriptions and scholarly details abound. This is a different style and approach than Miller' book of Furniture: World Styles. It is not as expository or historical as Lucie-Smith's Furniture: A Concise History. It is not as witty as Morley's History of Furniture, but it is much more structured and focused than Hinchman's History of Furniture: A Global View. One physical treat of this book is the offset recessed pages for the essays, making them easy to find (almost like the tabs on your binder dividers), and the inclusion of fold-out charts and timelines to help visually organize the overlapping styles and cultural movements. The price is steep, but the 1000+ pages are worth every penny. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2019 by Chris A

  • Amazing book!
Definitely the best book on the subject. Photos in very high quality great temporal organization.
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023 by Georges Neto

  • Magnificent reference book
If you are a furniture design freak, this is the book. Major focus is on seating, which is the basis of the Vitra collection. In addition to information on individual objects, historical background is provided on a major artistic movements, as well as brief biographies of major designers. This is not a coffee table book, but a unique scholarly work with rich photographs of all objects discussed. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020 by R. COHEN

  • Destined to be a prized volume in any design library - just astounding in its depth
An amazingly complete survey of modern furniture design, presented in a beautiful and easy-to-navigate format. The latter is important, as the thing is just massive. The list on its spine counts off these incredible numbers:1,740 object, 2,852 images ...etc, which seems a little gimmicky, but no worries, this vast sea of scholarly content is pure quality. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019 by phil

  • Extremely well packaged
I was bit worried because in my past experience of ordering books from Amazon, most of the books arrived with damaged covers, but this book arrived with excellent packaging in a sturdy box and I'm super pleased. Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2021 by Amazon Customer

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