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Art & Architecture Library: Furniture Collection
Furniture Collection
The library is fortunate to house a large collection of chairs by some of the most influential architects in the 20th century from Charles and Ray Eames to Mario Botta. We encourage students to have a hands on understanding of their construction by using the collection as functional seating in the library.
The chair collection is a part of the larger Library of Material Culture. More information about LMC can be found here.
MR 20 Chair
Tubular steel with painted caning.
Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe and Lilly Reich, 1927
Further Reading
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe & Lilly Reich : furniture and interiors
Orange Rocking Chair
Orange colored seat in high quality ABS plastic. Legs made of metal frame with wooden runners.
Charles Eames, 1948
Further Reading
The world of Charles and Ray Eames
Eames design : the work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames
Red and Blue Chair
Wooden art chair, red high back, navy seat, black arms
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, 1917
Further Reading
The furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
The complete Rietveld furniture
The Work of G. Rietveld, architect.
Tulip Chair
Coated aluminum base, glossy ABS plastic seat, fabric cushion.
Saarinen Group, 1940
Further Reading
Paimio Armchair no. 41
Continuous rectangular forms of laminated birch form the frame with the seat composed of a single sheet of bent plywood finished in black lacquer.
Alvar Aalto, 1930
Further Reading
Barstool with backrest
Beech plywood
Alvar Aalto, 1933
Further Reading
Wassily Style Chair
Tubular steel and polished chrome frame with black leather arm slings and cowhide seat and back.
Marcel Breuer, 1925
Further Reading
Marcel Breuer : design and architecture
Eames DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Wood seat and back with metal legs and frame.
Charles Eames, 1946
Further Reading
The world of Charles and Ray Eames
Eames design : the work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames
Club Chair no. B3 "Wassily Chair"
Tubular steel and polished chrome frame with black leather arms, seat and back.
Marcel Breuer, 1925
Further Reading
Marcel Breuer : design and architecture
Barcelona Chair
Chrome on steel frame with leather cushions filled with foam.
Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe and Lilly Reich, 1929
Further Reading
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe & Lilly Reich : furniture and interiors
DKR-2 Chair
Orange bikini pads on black Eiffel metal base.
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1951
Further Reading
The world of Charles and Ray Eames
Eames design : the work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames
C'esca Chair
Tubular steel and polished chrome frame with caining on seat and back.
Marcel Breuer, 1928
Further Reading
Marcel Breuer : design and architecture
Kingswood School Auditorium Chair
Metal frame with navy fabric seat.
Eliel Saarinen, 1929
Further Reading
A quiet grandeur : the architectural drawings of Eliel Saarinen
La Tonda Chair
Black steel chair with perforated seat and rounded tubular back.
Mario Botta, 1987
Further Reading