David Rowland
40/4 Chair
$119.99
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
The 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, in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838668129 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838668128 |
| Author: | Erwin Rowland, Laura Schenone, Carl Magnussen |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.45kg |
| Dimensions: | 290mm x 214mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Beautifully illustrated … Chronicles the industrial designer’s extraordinary creativity.’ – Christian Science Monitor
About The Author
Erwin Rowland
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.
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