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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 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Crafts (art genres) 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Dining chair 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Office chair 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
chair, arm 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1940s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 12 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 2 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Abilene 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Arioso 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Austria 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Berlin 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Fort Worth 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Renwick Gallery 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic Furnishings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Furnishings 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Black Enterprise 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Business 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Millinery 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1990s

Double Rocking Chair

Slipper Chair (1 of 2)

Vermelha

Aeron

Dining Chair

Chair

chair

Egg Chair

Square Chair

Air-Chair

"Library"

The Layered Wood Chair

Dining chair

Rugbeater

Consumer's Rest Armchair

Cross Check

Folding Wall Chairs

`vik-ter

Curl

Knotted Chair

Low-Back Side Chair

Armchair

Slice Armchair

Upholstered yellow armchair from Mae's Millinery Shop

Puzzle series

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