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The chair : rethinking culture, body, and design / Galen Cranz.

By: Publisher: New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 1998Edition: 2nd edDescription: 288 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0393319555
  • 9780393319552
Subject(s):
Contents:
pt. 1. Why do we use chairs? How chairs evolved ; The elements of style -- pt. 2. What's wrong with the chair? An ergonomic perspective ; A body-mind perspective -- pt. 3. Toward body-conscious design. The chair reformed ; Beyond interior design.
Summary: Traces the history of the chair and provides guidelines to assist the reader in choosing a chair that suits one's body.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Green 749.32 CRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 05112

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Why do we use chairs? How chairs evolved ; The elements of style -- pt. 2. What's wrong with the chair? An ergonomic perspective ; A body-mind perspective -- pt. 3. Toward body-conscious design. The chair reformed ; Beyond interior design.

Traces the history of the chair and provides guidelines to assist the reader in choosing a chair that suits one's body.