The Beauty of Everyday Objects: The Chair

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  • ISBN 9781914902307
  • Dimensions: 135 x 185mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Oct 2026
  • Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Each entry highlights how a commonplace item is a reflection of creativity, craftsmanship and the human experience. This is not just a book for design enthusiasts — it is for anyone who appreciates the quiet elegance of well-made objects that merge form and function.

Organized chronologically, there are a host of iconic pieces, from Marcel Breuer's classic B3 and Jean Prouvé’s Standard Chair No.4 with its industrial clarity, to Jasper Morrison’s playfully minimalist Air-Chair, alongside vernacular creations that reveal how cultural needs shape utility and beauty. Each piece is treated as a story about form, function, material and the people who imagined them.

The book finds wonder in the ordinary – celebrating chairs as objects we use every day, often without noticing the design thought behind them.

The Beauty of Everyday Objects

This small-format, accessible design series celebrates humble, ordinary objects that we interact with every day – the functional and beautiful things that spark joy. Each book features 50 design products that have altered the way we live, work and think.

 

John Jervis is a design writer and editor who has written for Icon, Frame, RIBA Journal, Disegno, Apollo, Dezeen, Design Anthology, ArtAsiaPacific and others. His first book, 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know, was published in 2024. He lives in London.

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