The Atlas of Furniture Design

Mateo Kries, Jochen Eisenbrand, Henrike Büscher , Fulvio Ferrari

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Vitra Design Museum
16 March 2020

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Furniture design

In 2019, the Vitra Design Museum will publish the

Atlas of Furniture Design, the definitive, encyclopedic overview of the history of modern furniture design. Featuring over 1700 objects by more than 500 designers and 121 manufacturers, it includes approximately 2800 images ranging from detailed object photographs to historical images documenting interiors, patents, brochures, and related works of art and architecture.

The basis for the Atlas of Furniture Design is the collection held by the Vitra Design Museum, one of the largest of its kind with more than 7000 works. The book presents selected pieces by the most important designers of the last 230 years and documents key periods in design history, including early nineteenth-century industrial furniture in bentwood and metal, Art Nouveau and Secessionist pieces and works by protagonists of classical modernism and postwar design, as well as postmodern and contemporary pieces. The Atlas of Furniture Design employed a team of more than 70 experts and features over 550 detailed texts about key objects. In-depth essays provide sociocultural and design-historical context to four historical epochs of furniture design and the pieces highlighted here, enriched by a detailed annex containing designer biographies, glossaries, and elaborate information graphics.

The Atlas of Furniture Design is an indispensable resource for collectors, scholars and experts, as well as a beautifully designed object that speaks to design enthusiasts.

By: Mateo Kries, Jochen Eisenbrand, Henrike Büscher, Fulvio Ferrari, Otakar Mácel
Imprint: Vitra Design Museum
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 310mm, Width: 235mm,
Weight: 4.800kg
ISBN: 9783931936990
ISBN 10: 3931936996
Pages: 1028
Publication Date: 16 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edited by Mateo Kries, Henrike Buscher, Jochen Eisenbrand. Texts by Mateo Kries, Henrike Buscher, Jochen Eisenbrand, Fulvio Ferrari, Otakar Macel, Jane Pavitt, Ingeborg de Roode, Arthur Ruegg, Deyan Sudjic, Wolf Tegethoff, Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum, Gerald W.R. Ward, among others.

Reviews for The Atlas of Furniture Design

[A]n A-Z compendium of the most iconic 1,700 plus objects designed by 550 designers...--Wolff Natasha Forbes [A] comprehensive overview on the history of furniture design...--Buisness of Furniture ...this 1,000-page compendium documents 1,740 objects made by 546 furniture designers over the past 230 years -- from chairs by Marcel Breuer to Ikea's Billy bookshelf -- through time lines, biographies, infographics, and more.--New York Magazine: Strategist Never before have stools and sideboards teemed with so much life.--Hunker Dukes Aesthetica [An] uber comprehensive tome dedicated to the history of modern furnishings...--Rachel Gallager Gray