Published by The Vitra Design Museum

In the beginning of November 2019, the Vitra Design Museum published a comprehensive overview on the history of modern furniture design. The publication was preceded by over 20 years of research and collaboration with more than 70 experts worldwide. Mateo Kries, director of the Vitra Design Museum and editor of the book, answers the most important questions.

With more than 1,000 pages, the »Atlas« will be the most extensive book ever to be published on the topic. It features more than 2,800 illustrations, from object photographs to design sketches and interiors as well as patents, brochures, art, architecture, and portraits of the designers. To date, no other book has analysed and documented the history of furniture design with such a comprehensive and scientific approach. What also makes the atlas unique is the wealth of information on multiple levels.

You not only have detailed texts on individual objects, but also essays, glossaries of manufacturers and materials, biographies and of course – something no such encyclopedia should be without – detailed info graphics, including various timelines on the development of design worldwide or the evolution of ground-breaking furniture types such as the cantilever chair or the Monobloc.

Hardback 1008 Pages

Dimensions: 24.64 x 8.13 x 34.04 cm