The art of SEATING
As in biology, chair design has undergone its share of evolutionary twists and turns, with any particular design carrying stylistic DNA from its forbears while adapting to its specific regional environment. A traveling exhibit titled The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design presents a fascinating look at the evolution of chairs in our own country over the course of the last couple of centuries.
The exhibit’s 42 chairs are presented chronologically in four groupings. The first reflects the invention and technological development spanning the 1820s to the 1880s. This is followed by the Arts and Crafts movement that continued into
