Laminated, Bent-ply and Steam-bent Furniture

Title: Folding Chair
Designer: Thonet
Manufacturer: Thonet, Vienna
Date: c 1910
Location: Museum of Decorative Arts, Barcelona
Image: © Stephen Harrison

Title: Armchair
Designer: Luis Feduchi Ruiz
Manufacturer: Lledó, Valencia
Date: c 1933
Location: Museum of Decorative Arts, Barcelona
Image: © Stephen Harrison

Title: Armchair
Designer: Gerald Summers
Manufacturer: Makers of Simple Furniture, London
Date: c 1934
Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York
Image: © Stephen Harrison

Title: Armchair
Designer: Alvar Aalto
Manufacturer: Huonekalu-ja Rakennostyötendas, Turku, Finland
Date: 1931-1932
Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York
Image: © Stephen Harrison

Title: Desk Chair
Designer: Kenneth Reed
Manufacturer: Canada Cabinets and Furniture, Kitchener
Date: 1946
Location: Private collection, Victoria
Image: © Allan Collier

Title: 900 Series Arm Chair
Designer: Michael Stewart
Manufacturer: Ambiant Systems, Toronto
Date: c 1978
Location: Private collection, Victoria
Image: © Allan Collier

Title: Chair
Designer: Grete Jalk
Manufacturer: P. Jeppesen
Date: 1963
Location: Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, MMFA, Montreal
Image: © Stephen Harrison

Title: LCW Chair
Designer: Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames
Manufacturer: Herman Miller Furniture Co.
Date: 1946-1950
Location: Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, MMFA, Montreal
Image: © Stephen Harrison

Title: Ant Chair
Designer: Arne Jacobsen
Manufacturer: Fritz Hansen
Date: 1952
Location: Danish Way of Living Exhibit, Vancouver
Image: © Stephen Harrison

Title: Twins Tables
Designer: Gary Van Broekhoven
Manufacturer: Midform/GVB Design
Date: 2004
Location: Danish Way of Living Exhibit, Vancouver
Image: © Stephen Harrison