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Practical object, endless playground—this redesigned Phaidon classic surveys 500 chairs that changed how we sit and how we see everyday design. From Thonet’s bentwood No. 14 to Snarkitecture’s ghost-white reinvention, each entry pairs a sharp photo with a bite-size story on materials, production tricks, and cultural context. You’ll spot icons (Eames Molded Plywood, Jacobsen’s Egg) alongside cult favorites and emerging studio experiments, all sequenced to reveal shifts in technology and taste. Short biographies introduce the talent roster—Breuer, Kuramata, Jongerius, Fukasawa, the Bouroullecs, and dozens more—so you can trace lineages or follow personal heroes. At just under twenty-five bucks, it’s the kind of reference that lives on a desk, not a coffee table, ready to spark debate or kick-start a project brief.

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