This
focuses on the world of miniature chairs,
deliberately nonfunctional objects made of such
materials as ticket stubs, tin, raffia, gum
wrappers, silk, wood, chrome, playing cards and key
chains. The more than 275 chairs include the
American Adirondack chair, an artist's chair with a
painter's palette studded with glass beads, pearls,
and crystals, and a gazebo chair. Creative
reproductions include salesmen's samples, works by
Mackintosh and Hoffman, the Breuer and Eames chairs
and Tutankhamen's throne. The chairs themselves
have been gathered at flea markets and antique
shops, or commissioned from well-known architects
and designers.
Chairmania
Chairmania, an exhibition featuring designer George Beylerian's offbeat collection of miniature chairs, will be on view at the National Building Museum from November 20, 1995 to January 14, 1996. The exhibition features hundreds of pint-sized seats - from replicas of actual chair designs, such as Adirondack and Windsor back chairs, to whimsical designs that combine varied materials such as rhinestones, Tabasco bottles, and Astroturf. Chairmania is sponsored by Arbee Associates and The Steelcase Design Partnership.
Welcome to Chairmania--the world of miniature chairs, where 10 inches is considered gigantic and 3 inches just about right. These fantastic, witty, deliberately nonfunctional items are made of such materials as ticket stubs, tin, raffia, gum wrappers, silk, wood, chrome, scrub brushes, even key chains, playing cards, buttons, and faux stones. The more than 275 chairs include the quintessential American Adirondack chair, an artist's chair with a painter's palette studded with glass beads, freshwater pearls, and crystals, and a gazebo chair, lovingly garlanded with roses and grapevine, and crowned with a little bird snug in its moss-lined nest.
Word from the Publisher
This unique treasury presents 279 full-color illustrations of miniature chairs--made of such materials as ticket stubs, gum wrappers, playing cards, and buttons. These emblems of miniature design reveal an exuberance and creativity bound to delight readers of all sizes.
Chairmania
Chairmania, an exhibition featuring designer George Beylerian's offbeat collection of miniature chairs, will be on view at the National Building Museum from November 20, 1995 to January 14, 1996. The exhibition features hundreds of pint-sized seats - from replicas of actual chair designs, such as Adirondack and Windsor back chairs, to whimsical designs that combine varied materials such as rhinestones, Tabasco bottles, and Astroturf. Chairmania is sponsored by Arbee Associates and The Steelcase Design Partnership.
Welcome to Chairmania--the world of miniature chairs, where 10 inches is considered gigantic and 3 inches just about right. These fantastic, witty, deliberately nonfunctional items are made of such materials as ticket stubs, tin, raffia, gum wrappers, silk, wood, chrome, scrub brushes, even key chains, playing cards, buttons, and faux stones. The more than 275 chairs include the quintessential American Adirondack chair, an artist's chair with a painter's palette studded with glass beads, freshwater pearls, and crystals, and a gazebo chair, lovingly garlanded with roses and grapevine, and crowned with a little bird snug in its moss-lined nest.
Word from the Publisher
This unique treasury presents 279 full-color illustrations of miniature chairs--made of such materials as ticket stubs, gum wrappers, playing cards, and buttons. These emblems of miniature design reveal an exuberance and creativity bound to delight readers of all sizes.