Masterpiece Chairs
The Anatomy of Classic 20th Century Designs
$70.79
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
Masterpiece Chairs presents an in-depth study of 18 iconic 20th-century chair designs, revealing the construction, materials, and design thinking behind some of the most important furniture pieces in modern design history. This unique book goes beyond aesthetics to explore what makes a chair truly exceptional: structure, engineering, and craftsmanship. Each featured chair has been carefully disassembled and restored, offering a rare, close-up look at how these design classics are built and as…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784947187 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784947180 |
| Author: | Takaaki Nishikawa, Shigeru Sakamoto |
| Publisher: | GMC Publications |
| Imprint: | Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 160mm x 240mm |
Takaaki Nishikawa
Takaaki Nishikawa is a woodworking author and chair researcher. He writes about almost anything wood-related, from chairs and furniture to forests and timber. His previous books include This Chair Is the One!, Encyclopaedia of the Origins of Classic Chairs, Handmade Wooden Stools, Lifelong Wooden Furniture and Vessels, Trees and Wood of Japan, Exploring Wooden Craft, and Japan’s Forests and Woodworkers.
Shigeru Sakamoto is a woodwork designer and a part-time lecturer in Interior Architecture at the Department of Design at Tokyo Zokei University. After training as a furniture maker at Gotanda Seisakusho, he joined D-Sign (now Carl Hansen & Son Japan) in 1990. He left in 2014 to found Sim Design. He won the Grand Prize at the Wooden Chairs for Everyday Life Exhibition in 1998 and took the Factory Craft Category Grand Prix at the Takaoka Craft Competition in 2015. He is the co-author of The Secrets of the Y Chair.
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