The Chair: (豆瓣)

副标题: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design
作者: Galen Cranz
出版社: W. W. Norton & Company
出版年: 2000
页数: 288
定价: 148.00元
装帧: Pap
ISBN: 9780393319552

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　　The oldest surviving chair comes from the tomb of King Tut. "Roman chairs were rare, decorative items of luxury." Chairs themselves represent the West?or the "barbarians"?to cultures that have done without them. Office seating uses shape, fabric and size to make clear which chair belongs to the boss. And current home seating?even the "male" La-Z-Boy?increasingly tries to accomm... (展开全部) 　　

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　　Berkeley architecture professor Cranz takes a radical departure from her first book, The Politics of Park Design, in offering up a soundly intellectual perspective on the chair--its history, styles, uses, and evolution. Far from being an object of desire, the four-legged wonder as commonly designed and perceived wreaks havoc on our bodies, making the phrase "comfortable chair" ... (展开全部)