{"product_id":"now-i-sit-me-down-from-klismos-to-plastic-chair-a-natural-history-paperback","title":"Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWitold Rybczynski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA grand tour of the chair through the ages by our foremost writer on design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNow I Sit Me Down\u003c\/i\u003e, the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social history--of different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle America--the BarcaLounger--traces its roots back to the Bauhaus. Rybczynski weaves a rich tapestry that draws on art and design history, personal experience, and historical accounts. And he pairs these stories with his own delightful hand-drawn illustrations: colonial rockers and English cabrioles, languorous chaise longues and no-nonsense ergonomic task chairs--they're all here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The famous Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner once remarked, \"A chair is only finished when someone sits in it.\" As Rybczynski tells it, the way we choose to sit and what we choose to sit on speak volumes about our values, our tastes, and the things we hold dear.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitold Rybczynski\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and an emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Architecture Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMysteries of the Mall\u003c\/i\u003e and has written about architecture and design for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his award-winning books are \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Beautiful House in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Clearing in the Distance\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize. He is the winner of the 2007 Vincent Scully Prize and the 2014 Design Mind Award from the National Design Awards. He lives with his wife in Philadelphia\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915049791804,"sku":"9780374537036","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/VlsX-UXhS39780374537036.webp?v=1774357689","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/now-i-sit-me-down-from-klismos-to-plastic-chair-a-natural-history-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}