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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FOLDING CHAIRS
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modern history
folding chairs / side-X (pivot under the seat-level)
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---		 'bauhaus' folding chair by alfred arndt,
germany, 1929-30

---		 folding chair by heinz and bodo rasch,
germany, 1927

---		 'bauhaus' folding chair by marcel breuer,
germany1928 ca.

---		 '551625' by heinz and bodo rasch,
germany, ca. 1930

---		 folding chair by gabriele mucchi,
italy, 1939

---		 camping folding chair,
usa, 1950

---		 folding chair by albini, sgrelli
italy, ca. 1950

---		 'ludwig' by boerge lindau,
denmark, 1960

---		 metal folding chair
anonymous origin,
usa, ca. 1965

---		 'celestina' by marco zanuso,
for zanotta, italy, 1978
(slats are covered with leather)

---		 ''stradivarius' by giovanni offredi
for mc, italy, 1981

---		 'viken' by gunilla norin,
for bergaform, sweden, 1982

---		 'sam' by samsonite,
usa, 1980s

---		 'atalia' by alessandro mendini for zabro,
italy, 1985

---		 camping folding chair,
usa, 1990

---		 'rondine' by toshiyuki kita
for magis, 1992

---		 'carlotta' by antonio citterio
for flexform, 1999

---		 'flic' by james irvine for magis, 1999

---		 folding chair with cooler,
usa, 2000

---		 'fold' by patrick jouin for XO, 2001

---		 'outdoor ' by erwan & ronan bouroullec
for ligne roset 2001

---		 hunting folding chair,
usa, 2002

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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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