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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 196 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 6 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Gardens 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 200 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 197 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 110 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 49 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 32 Filter by term Exclude term
Crafts (art genres) 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
chair, side 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 6 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 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 19 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 36 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 25 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 32 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 25 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 85 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 23 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 23 Filter by term Exclude term
France 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 15 Filter by term Exclude term
England 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Zeeland 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 12 Filter by term Exclude term
California 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 196 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 184 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic Furnishings 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions Department 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Renwick Gallery 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design 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 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Commercial Furnishings 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Lacquer 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Wood 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 182 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 63 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 19 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Excluded:

Remove Date: 1930s

Hitchcock chair

"Cubo" chair, no. 7012

Armchair

Terna

Visio 100

Kitchen Chair

Armchair

Armchair

Armchair

Armchair and cushion

Pernilla

Peacock

Superleggera Side Chair

Klismos

Small Diamond

Sculptura

Enignum Free Form

Lola Mundo

Armchair

Easy Edges

Cab 412

Triad

Rugbeater

Kantan

Executive

End piece from canape confident or 3-sectioned upholstered sofa

Wood Chair

Diamond

Up 1

Sheffield armchair

Sudden Seat

Palais Royale

Synthese

Consumer's Rest Armchair

Spun

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