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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 221 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 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 227 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 222 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 119 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 53 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Crafts (art genres) 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Lounge chair 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

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 17 Filter by term Exclude term
1820s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 20 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 30 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 31 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 37 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 28 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 28 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 32 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 24 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 99 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 26 Filter by term Exclude term
France 25 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 16 Filter by term Exclude term
England 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Zeeland 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 13 Filter by term Exclude term
California 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 221 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 206 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
Exhibitions Department 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Renwick Gallery 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 4 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
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
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

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 206 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 59 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 24 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Excluded:

Remove Set Name: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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

Seconda

Chair (one of a pair)

Curl

Knotted Chair

Model 61

Archie Bunker's Chair from All in the Family

Chair (one of a pair)

cat and chair

3/1 Chair

Chair-Table

DCW (Dining Chair Wood)

Crane Chair

Unfolding Chair

Conoid Chair

Puzzle Wood

Chair

Model 72PSB

Lounge Chair

Model 275 S

RAR (Rocking Armchair)

Huanghuali roundback-chair, one of four

B5

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