Machine generated contents note: Architects -- Karl Friedrich Schinkel -- Armchair -- Otto Wagner -- Stool -- Antoni Gaudi -- Padouk Armchair -- Victor Horta -- Dining Room Chair -- Henry Van De Velde -- Bloemenwerf Chair -- Joseph Maria Olbrich -- Armchair -- Frank Lloyd Wright -- Taliesin West Chair -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh -- Hill House Chair -- Josef Hoffmann -- Sitzmaschine -- Eileen Gray -- Roquebrune Chair -- Walter Gropius -- F51 Chair -- Mies Van Der Rohe -- Barcelona Chair -- Le Corbusier -- LC2 -- Gerrit Rietveld -- Red Blue Chair -- Gio Ponti -- Superleggera -- Richard Neutra -- Dining Chair -- Andre Bloc -- Bellevue Chair -- Alvar Aalto -- No. 41 -- Mart Stam -- S33 -- Jean Prouve -- Standard Chair -- Arne Jacobsen -- Ant -- Marcel Breuer -- Isokon Dining Chair -- Charles And Ray Eames -- EA105 -- Oscar Niemeyer -- Rio -- Eero Saarinen -- Tulip Chair -- Frank Gehry -- Easy Lounge Chair -- Arata Isozaki -- Marilyn Chair -- Alessandro Mendini -- Marble Armchair

Note continued: ALvaro Siza -- Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Chair -- Norman Foster -- 11006 Navy Chair -- Richard Meier -- Armchair 810 -- Mario Bellini -- KI -- Renzo Piano -- Piano Design Chair -- Gaetano Pesce -- Montanara -- Tadao Ando -- Dream Chair (TA001) -- Mario Botta -- Quarta Chair -- Rem Koolhaas -- 01 Arm Chair -- Doriana And Massimiliano Fuksas -- Carolina Lounge Chair -- Jean Nouvel -- Riddle -- Daniel Libeskind -- Spirit House Chair -- Steven Holl -- 'A' Chair -- Zaha Hadid -- Kuki Chair -- Waro Kishi -- TS chair -- Ron Arad -- 3 Skin Chair -- Santiago Calatrava -- Tabourettli Theatre Chairs -- Jean-Marie Duthilleul -- RS Seating System -- Kengo Kuma -- GC Chair -- Wiel Arets -- LRC Chair -- Piero Lissoni -- 184 EVe -- Shigeru Ban -- Paper Tube And Plywood Stool -- Satoshi Okada -- Titanium -- Greg Lynn -- Ravioli Chair -- David Adjaye -- Washington Skeleton And Washington Skin -- Thomas Heatherwick -- Spun -- Julien De Smedt -- Bone Chair -- Interviews

Note continued: Designing -- David Adjaye, Adjaye Associates -- Manufacturing -- David E. Bright, Knoll -- Selling -- Zeev Aram, Aram -- Collecting -- Richard Wright, Wright Auction House -- Preserving -- Susanne Graner, Vitra Design Museum.

What is it that distinguishes a chair designed by an architect? Why is it so tempting for an architect to have a chair in his or her portfolio? Is it possible to use creative solutions interchangeably in both domains? This book answers these and many other questions to show how qualities in the buildings by architects are also evident in their chair design: pieces of furniture, like manifestos, become signatures of architectural style. The 55 architects include early modern architectural pioneers such as Otto Wagner, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Antoni Gaudi and Walter Gropius, together with more recent modern masters such as Oscar Niemeyer, Santiago Calatrava, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind. The book contains interviews on Designing (in conversation with David Adjaye), Manufacturing (with David E. Bright, Knoll Inc.), Selling (with Zeev Aram), Collecting (with Richard Wright) and Preserving (with Susanne Graner, Vitra Design Museum). This is essential reading for everyone concerned with design, architecture and the relationship between creators and their creations.