How to design a chair

How to Design a Chair tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing a chair, from its symbolic and functional properties to materials and mass-production techniques.

In a working case study Konstantin Grcic, one of the world's best-known furniture designers, traces the design and development of one of his most successful chairs - the Myto - from start to finish and reveals what it takes to create a successful design.

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Subject(s)Design and technology
Author(s)Elizabeth Wilhide
Age14-16
Published2010
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Shelf reference749.3 WIL
ISN/ISBN9781840915464
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8tzs

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