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Consider the Chair

A common item with uncommon potential for redesign and reinvention. Explore chair designs from across the globe within the Smithsonian's collections.

Museum / Unit

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 203 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 9 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Gardens 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 205 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 204 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 110 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 52 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Crafts (art genres) 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Lounge chair 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Huichol Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mesoamerica 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mexican Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Northern Mesoamerica 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1800s 18 Filter by term Exclude term
1820s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1870s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 20 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 30 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 34 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 37 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 27 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 30 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 30 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 87 Filter by term Exclude term
France 25 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 23 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 23 Filter by term Exclude term
England 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Zeeland 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 12 Filter by term Exclude term
California 11 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 203 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 189 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic Furnishings 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions Department 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 9 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Renwick Gallery 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Furnishings 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Black interiors 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Status 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Recreation 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 182 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 66 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 20 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Excluded:

Remove Date: 1990s

Side chair

Side chair

Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

Side Chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Bentwood Rocking Chair

Side chair

Side chairs

Rocking chair

Side chair

Side Chair

Oka Chair

Chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

side chair

Kinastolen TM

Side Chair, from Urban's New York Office

Palla

Shaker no. 7 rocking chair

Side Chair

#130 Stacking Chair

Barcelona (Model MR 90) Chair

Dining Chair

Chair

Folding chair

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