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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 110 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Gardens 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Furniture 108 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 101 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 9 Filter by term Exclude term
seats and seat components 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chair; Arm 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chair; Arm; Upholstered 1 Filter by term Exclude term
office chairs 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Mexican Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1800s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 15 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 16 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 46 Filter by term Exclude term
France 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 11 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 11 Filter by term Exclude term
England 9 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Switzerland 5 Filter by term Exclude term
California 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 110 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 101 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions Department 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic Furnishings 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Horticultural Artifacts Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Making a Way Out of No Way 2 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Furnishings 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Gardens 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Outdoor furniture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
African Methodist Episcopal 1 Filter by term Exclude term
All in the Family {Television Program} 1 Filter by term Exclude term
American West 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 98 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 23 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Resource Type: Chairs (furniture forms)

Enignum Free Form

Triad

End piece from canape confident or 3-sectioned upholstered sofa

Wood Chair

Diamond

Up 1

Sudden Seat

Palais Royale

Synthese

Consumer's Rest Armchair

Spun

Moreno Marini

Spine

Washington Skeleton™

Alfi High Back

Chair

Honey-Pop

Sensor

Landi

Cross Check

Sgabello

Vegetal Chair

Landi

Barbare

LCM-U

LCW

Rosalie

Puzzle Print

Peacock Side Chair

Dining Chair, from Purkersdorf Sanatorium

Seconda

Curl

Knotted Chair

Model 61

Archie Bunker's Chair from All in the Family

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