The chair : rethinking culture, body, and design / Galen Cranz.
Publisher: New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 1998Edition: 2nd edDescription: 288 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0393319555
- 9780393319552
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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.