Summary
The chair is actually a complex piece of little sculpture that supports the body in an unnatural position. Chair designs reflect culture and different time periods. They also reveal much about people both socially and culturally. Chair design encompasses the elements of functionality, quality, economics, ecologic awareness and aesthetics. That chairs are more than just something to sit on is exemplified in Swiss furniture company Vitra's renowned chair designs.
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Designer chairs.
Rolf Fehlbaum, chairman of Vitra, the Swiss furniture company that has made a mighty reputation for itself by making chairs more than something to sit on, waxes eloquent on the subject: "The chair is a complex little sculpture that supports the body in an unnatural position, enabling a person to use his hands freely; it is a mirror of a human being hi...
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