Bibliograph

Now I sit me down, from klismos to plastic chair : a natural history, Witold Rybczynski

Type

Label

Now I sit me down, from klismos to plastic chair : a natural history, Witold Rybczynski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Now I sit me down

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919105882

Responsibility statement

Witold Rybczynski

Sub title

from klismos to plastic chair : a natural history

Summary

"In the hands of one of our best writers on architectures and design, a history of chairs becomes a revealing history of design and leisure, and ultimately of how we see ourselves"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A Tool for Sitting -- If You Sit on It, Can It Still Be Art? -- Sitting Up -- A Chair on the Side -- A Golden Age -- Sack-backs and Rockers -- The Henry Ford of Chairs -- By Design -- Great Dane -- Fold and Knockdown, Swing and Roll -- Human Engineering -- Our Time

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