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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FOLDING CHAIRS
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modern history
folding chairs / (pivot on seat-level)
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---		 folding chair probably by e.w godwin.
circa 1880.

---		 thonet bentwood folding armchair,
1890 ca., austria

---		 thonet bentwood folding armchair,
1890 ca., austria

---		 folding chair
asia, circa 1910.

---		 philippine folding chair
circa 1910.

---		 beach folding chair
circa 1920.

---		 beach folding chair
asia, circa 1920.

---		 'd4' folding armchair by marcel breuer
for thonet, germany, 1928

---		 cherry framed chair with canvas sling seat and back by ebert wels
europe, 1928.


---		 easy chair by h. j. wegener
denmark, 1949

---		 snedkerier lounge chair by poul kjaerholm,
denmark, 1952

---		 easy chair by hans j. wegener
denmark, circa 1950.


---		 easy chair unknown designer
usa, circa 1950

---		 folding chair by ilmari tapiovaara for thonet
austria

---		 folding chair by wim rietveldt, son of gerrit rietveld
the hederlands, circa 1960


---		 'plia' by giancarlo piretti for castelli,
italy, 1968

---		 'plona' by giancarlo piretti for castelli
italy, circa 1970

---		 observer chair, unkonwn designer
usa, 1970

---		 'torsion' by giancarlo piretti for haworth,
usa, 2001

---		 'medium' folding chair by for use for zanotta,
italy, 2003


THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FOLDING CHAIRS
© designboom
(compiled by birgit lohmann - a thesis publication, july 1988, revised in june 2003)

this history timeline is provided for educational purposes only,
no reproduction, re-use or transcription for any commercial purpose or use of the content or images is permitted.
a print-publication will soon be available, for inquieries : mail@designboom.com
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