The chair: between craftsmanship and design
Since the dawn of time, craftsmen have indulged in designing chairs for the most varied uses. If in the most ancient times chairs were a prerogative reserved for men of power and the aristocratic classes, from the 16th century onwards the chair experienced a rather rapid evolution, soon becoming a widely used piece of furniture, simple or complex, made with one or multiple materials, sometimes finely decorated, always stimulating the creativity of its creator.
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German Archaeological Institute
Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels
Frederic Marès Museum
Wellcome Collection
Royal Museums Greenwich
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading
Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading
Wellcome Collection
Cooperation Initiative Museums Basel-Country
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Museum of European Cultures, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
World Museum Vienna
Museum of Gothenburg
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg