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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 195 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 13 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 9 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 200 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 196 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 106 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 50 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 32 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Crafts (art genres) 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
seats and seat components 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 9 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 24 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 28 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 23 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 89 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 26 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 20 Filter by term Exclude term
France 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 14 Filter by term Exclude term
England 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Zeeland 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Denmark 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 195 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 180 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic Furnishings 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 15 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 9 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Furnishings 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 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
Black Enterprise 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Business 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 175 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 66 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 24 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1980s

Diamond

Up 1

Sheffield armchair

Spun

Washington Skeleton™

Alfi High Back

Chair

Honey-Pop

Landi

Cross Check

Chair (one of a pair)

Sgabello

Vegetal Chair

Landi

LCM-U

LCW

Folding Wall Chairs

Model 666WSP Side Chair

Rosalie

`vik-ter

Yeti

Sgabello

Puzzle Print

Sandows No. 5

Pratt House Model

Peacock Side Chair

Dining Chair, from Purkersdorf Sanatorium

No. 4

DCW

Chair (one of a pair)

Curl

Knotted Chair

Model 61

Archie Bunker's Chair from All in the Family

Chair (one of a pair)

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