Dezeen is giving away five copies of a guide to mid-century chairs, featuring designs by Hans J Wegner, Charles and Ray Eames and Frank Gehry.
Published by Pavilion Books, 100 Midcentury Chairs: And Their Stories celebrates a variety of chair designs created between 1930 and 1970, detailing their materiality, as well as the craftsmanship and manufacturing process behind them.
Finn Juhl's Poet Sofa. Photography courtesy of One Collection
Author Lucy Ryder Richardson, co-owner of mid-century modern brand Modern Shows, has interviewed the children and relatives of the designers to create unique insights into the design of each chair.
"A mid-century chair is not simply something to sit on, it is a piece of design at once functional and aesthetically pleasing, which holds in its construction an elaborate story, rich in the drama, gossip and intrigue that accompanied the pioneering furniture designers of the Modern era," said the publishers. Frank Gehry's Wiggle chair. Photograph courtesy of Christie?s Images Ltd
Among the featured furniture is the Frank Gehry-designed Wiggle chair. Designed in 1972, the chair is made from sixty layers of bonded cardboard.
Hans J Wegner's CH24 chair, known as the Y Chair because of its characteristically shaped back, is also included.
Robin Day's Hillestak. Photograph by Kevin Dutton, Modern Shows
It is one of over 500 chairs designed by the legendary Danish designer for furniture company Carl Hansen & Søn, and has bee...