Erwin Rowland: David Rowland
David Rowland
Buch
- 40/4 Chair
- Phaidon Verlag GmbH, 06/2024
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781838668129
- Bestellnummer: 11734721
- Umfang: 240 Seiten
- Sonstiges: 250 farbige Abbildungen
- Gewicht: 1416 g
- Maße: 298 x 220 mm
- Stärke: 30 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 19.6.2024
- Serie: Phaidon Press
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
The first monograph on the work of the designer of the iconic 40 / 4 chairThe American industrial designer and inventor David Rowland is best known for his signature 40 / 4 chair. Released in 1964, it is so named because it is possible to stack forty chairs in just four feet - an unprecedented achievement that established an entirely new category of versatile seating.
Rowland's wife Erwin and writer Laura Schenone reveal the inspiring story of how he brought his ground-breaking design to market. Initially, it was rejected by all the major furniture brands, including Herman Miller and Knoll, but Rowland persevered, and ultimately, the 40 / 4 chair became one of the most successful chairs ever produced, winning numerous accolades and selling over 8 million by the early 21st century. Today it is found in the permanent collections of museums worldwide, and gracing public and private spaces of every type - from cathedrals to cultural centres, corporate and municipal buildings, to places of worship, schools, healthcare, hospitality and homes.
This fascinating biography of David Rowland and his 40 / 4 chair, featuring more than 250 photographs and documents (many never seen before), tells the compelling story of his design practice and a singular chair, whose design, through the determination of its designer, became the commercially successful and influential classic that it is. The first monograph on American designer,
David Rowland: 40 / 4 Chair
, is published to mark the 60th anniversary of this timeless design and includes the wide range of Rowland's work before and after the development of his masterpiece.
|The first monograph on the work of the designer of the iconic 40 / 4 chair|
Erwin Rowland
is a crafts designer and was married to David Rowland from 1971 until his death in 2010.
Laura Schenone
is a writer, editor, journalist, and James Beard Award winner.
David Rowland
was a pioneering Mid-Century designer. Born in 1924 in Hollywood, California, he studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His elegant, perfectly engineered 40 / 4 chair is one of the most significant and masterful designs of the 20th century.