The Atlas of Furniture Design

Everything was perfect with the order. Perfect package, quick shipping.

This is an absolutely stunning book, beautifully produced and an incredible reference for all those interested in the evolution of furniture design. It arrived promptly but was very disappointed to see that the outer presentation box (comes with the book, imagery mirrors the book front cover) was defaced by two very large shipping/logistics labels. This was intended as a gift but as a result of the labels I had to give the book minus its presentation case as could not remove the labels without damaging it. 4 stars, docking a star for labelling issue.

Exceptional and definitive guide to the history of furniture design through the chairs collection at the Vitra museum from 1800's to the present day. Absolutely recommended. Every designer, every lover of design, furniture, or interior design, must have.

I am not an artist, designer, or "maker." As an academician outside the field of manufacture or design, but with an interest in objects and the human perceptions of them, I can say that this is by far the most complete volume of recent (19th through 21st) furniture design that I have seen. Accompanied by concise but pithy essays, the collection of artifacts in this encyclopedic work demonstrates how furniture and culture coexist. I spent about 2 straight hours wondrously devouring the form and content of this beautiful edition as soon as it arrived: beautiful photographs, wonderful descriptions and scholarly details abound. This is a different style and approach than Miller' book of Furniture: World Styles. It is not as expository or historical as Lucie-Smith's Furniture: A Concise History. It is not as witty as Morley's History of Furniture, but it is much more structured and focused than Hinchman's History of Furniture: A Global View. One physical treat of this book is the offset recessed pages for the essays, making them easy to find (almost like the tabs on your binder dividers), and the inclusion of fold-out charts and timelines to help visually organize the overlapping styles and cultural movements. The price is steep, but the 1000+ pages are worth every penny.

une érudition époustouflante jusque dans les dimensions des composantes utilisées. Histoire du design, évolution des priorités des ménages ... les textes sont très détaillés et les illustrations bluffantes. Certes il peut paraître cher mais la somme de travail qui se déploie ici à chaque page en fait le meilleur rapport qualité-prix pour ce genre de somme.

Well written. A must have. Worth the money.

wunderschönes buch, sehr detailliert, tolle qualität. hatte bedenken, dass das teure stück bei der auslieferung ein paar macken abbekommen könnte, es wird aber in einem schützenden karton geliefert, das buch kommt also unbeschädigt an.