The Englishman's Chair

Origins, Design, and Social History of Seat Furniture in England
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-03-236725-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 721 g

Reihe: John Gloag on Industrial Design

Originally published in 1964, The Englishman’s Chair is a history of English chairs, written as a continuous story from the 15th to the 20th Century and because of the revealing powers inherent in chair-making and design, it is also an unconventional footnote to English social history. The changes in taste, and fashion, the increase of skill, the introduction of new materials and the long battle between dignity and comfort are discussed, as is the impact that modern industrial designers have had on chair design.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gloag, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Innenarchitektur, Architekturdesign
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Heimwerken

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Englishman’s Chair 1. Posture and Design 2. Origins in the Ancient World and the Early Middle Ages, 3400BC-AD 1300 3. The New English Style, 1300-1550 4. The Taste of the New Rich, 1550-1630 5. Puritan Interlude, 1630-1660 6. The Restoration of Luxury, 1660-1690 7. Curvilinear Design and the End of Rigidity, 1690-1730 8. The Great Chair-Makers, 1730-1810 9. Survival of the Native English Style, 1660-1900 10. A Short History of the Rocking Chair, 1750-1900 11. Design for Comfort, 1830-1900 12. Craft Revivalist and Industrial Designers. Appendix: 1. A Short List of English Designers and Makers 2. The Gilding of Chairs 3. Painting Furniture 4. Decoration of Chairs.