Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today
“A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today”
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"Chair Times" charts a course through an ocean of chairs. In the focus are 125 objects from the Collection of the Vitra Design Museum. Arranged according to their year of production, they illustrate development from 1807 to the very latest designs straight off the 3D printer, forming a timeline to modern seating design. The film features many people whose vocations involve design and who are experts in the field, such as designers Hella Jongerius, Antonio Citterio and Ronan Bouroullec, architects and collectors Arthur Rüegg and Ruggero Tropeano, architect David Chipperfield, Director Emeritus of MAK Vienna/Los Angeles Peter Noever, Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum, Vitra Design Museum curators Amelie Klein, Jochen Eisenbrand and collection curator Serge Mauduit. And your guide through the history of chairs is Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra.
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- Director
- Heinz Bütler
- Original Title
- Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today
- Country of Origin
- Switzerland
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- HOOK Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH
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Heinz Bütler
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Heinz Bütler
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What is Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today about?
"Chair Times" charts a course through an ocean of chairs. In the focus are 125 objects from the Collection of the Vitra Design Museum. Arranged according to their year of production, they illustrate development from 1807 to the very latest designs straight off the 3D printer, forming a timeline to modern seating design. The film features many people whose vocations involve design and who are experts in the field, such as designers Hella Jongerius, Antonio Citterio and Ronan Bouroullec, architects and collectors Arthur Rüegg and Ruggero Tropeano, architect David Chipperfield, Director Emeritus of MAK Vienna/Los Angeles Peter Noever, Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum, Vitra Design Museum curators Amelie Klein, Jochen Eisenbrand and collection curator Serge Mauduit. And your guide through the history of chairs is Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra.
Who directed Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today?
Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today was directed by Heinz Bütler.
Who stars in Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today?
The principal cast of Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today includes Rolf Fehlbaum, Mateo Kries, Ronan Bouroullec, Christian Brändle, David Chipperfield.
When was Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today released and how long is it?
Chair Times - A History of Seating - From 1800 to Today was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.