Chairs by architects - Agata Toromanoff

What is it that distinguishes a chair designed by an architect? Why is it so tempting
for an architect to have a chair in his or her portfolio? Is it possible to use creative
solutions interchangeably in both domains?
Chairs by Architects
answers these and
many other questions to show how qualities in the buildings by architects are also
evident in their chair design: pieces of furniture, like manifestos, become signatures
of architectural style. The 55 architects include early modern architectural pioneers
such as Otto Wagner, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Antoni Gaud and Walter Gropius,
together with more recent modern masters such as Oscar Niemeyer, Santiago
Calatrava, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind. The book contains interviews
on Designing (in conversation with David Adjaye), Manufacturing (with David E. Bright,
Knoll Inc.), Selling (with Zeev Aram), Collecting (with Richard Wright) and Preserving
(with Susanne Graner, Vitra Design Museum).

This is essential reading for everyone concerned with design, architecture and the
relationship between creators and their creations.