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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 197 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 13 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art 5 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 200 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 198 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 108 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 51 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Crafts (art genres) 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchair and cushion 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 7 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 19 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 30 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 29 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 32 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 30 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 25 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 87 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 25 Filter by term Exclude term
France 24 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 23 Filter by term Exclude term
England 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Zeeland 13 Filter by term Exclude term
California 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 197 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 182 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 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Renwick Gallery 10 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Furnishings 28 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Black interiors 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Status 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Black Enterprise 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 181 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 64 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 22 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Excluded:

Remove Date: 1960s

Womb

Liliplon

Chair

Chair

Downloadable Puzzle

No. 670 (chair), No. 671 (ottoman)

Aluminum Group EA316 Swivel Lounge Chair

Combination Desk

Double Rocking Chair

Armchair

Slipper Chair (1 of 2)

Heart Cone Chair

DAG00 (Armchair)

Model 3316 Easy Chair with Ottoman

Chair

Vermelha

Chair

Chair

Wassily

Side Chair

Chair

Aeron

Chair

Child's Chair

Barcelona

Chair

Chair

Chair

Shaman's chair

Shaman's chair

Chair

Spun Chair

Chair

Chair

Spanish Colonial Revival School Chair made by Hipólito Sisneros while attending Taos Vocational Educational School

Chair

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