The Englishman's Chair

Origins, Design, and Social History of Seat Furniture in England

John Gloag (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

308 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-36760-6 (ISBN)

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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.

An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.09.2024
Reihe/Serie	John Gloag on Industrial Design
Zusatzinfo	64 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-032-36760-1 / 1032367601
ISBN-13	978-1-032-36760-6 / 9781032367606
Zustand	Neuware