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Product Identifiers

PublisherLars Muller Publishers

ISBN-103037787104

ISBN-139783037787106

eBay Product ID (ePID)6058390372

Product Key Features

Book TitleSpirit of Chairs : the Chair Collection of Thierry Barbier-Mueller

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicInterior Decorating, Furniture, Decorative Arts

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign

AuthorMarie Barbier-Mueller

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight44.1 Oz

Item Length11.8 in

Item Width8.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsThe generous layout of this fun, surprising and substantial volume allows readers to fully immerse themselves in its many curiosities and give their imagination free rein.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal749.32

SynopsisThe chair as sculptural object: a surprising and delightful parade of seating that's not always for sitting--from Ron Arad and Mary Heilmann to Maria Pergay and Richard Tuttle The chairs in this book are not for everyday use. Occupying a unique terrain between design and art, they are sometimes intended to be sat on--but equally and most importantly, they explore the sculptural possibilities of the chair. The generous layout of this fun, surprising and substantial volume allows readers to fully immerse themselves in its many curiosities and give their imagination free rein. Nicolas Polli and Jean Vincent Simonet use their photographic essays to interpret these modern and contemporary chairs, while texts examine their fruitful friction between art and design and explain their significance in the life of their collector, Thierry Barbier-Mueller. Designers and artists include : Ron Arad, Arca, Alexey Brodovitch, Choi Byung-Hun, Sandro Chia, Niki de Saint Phalle, Tom Dixon, Front Design, Frank Gehry, Godspeed, Michael Graves, Gruppe B.R.A.N.D., Mary Heilmann, Steven Holl, Richard Hutten, Franco Joly, Donald Judd, Shiro Kuramata, Daniel Libeskind, Xavier Lust, Javier Mariscal, Jasper Morrison, Bruno Munari, Marc Newson, Isamu Noguchi, Objects of Common Interest, Werner Panton, Maria Pergay, Tejo Remy, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Richard Tuttle, Maria Uys, Franz West and Zoom Design., In this private collection based in Geneva, the chairs are not an assembly of objects of everyday use. They are a congregation of creatures eluding their primary purpose as seating. Like a pendulum swinging between design and art they do often permit this purpose, but metaphorically exaggerated height and disassociation transform the chairs into individuals, or sculptures exploring the uncertain boundaries of physics. The book's generous layout allows readers to immerse themselves in this cabinet of curiosities and give their imagination free rein. Nicolas Polli and Jean Vincent Simonet use their photographic essays to interpret the exhibits originating from well-known artists and designers. The texts illustrate the collection in terms of the friction between art and design, they explain the collection's significance in the life of the collector, and they discuss the general motives that lead to a passion for collecting.

LC Classification NumberNK2715

Text bySavolainen-Mailler, Charlotte, Barbier-Mueller, Thierry, Coen, Lorette, Prod'Hom, Chantal