{"product_id":"david-rowland-hardcover","title":"David Rowland (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first monograph on the work of the designer of the iconic 40\/4 chair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American industrial designer and inventor David Rowland is best known for his signature 40\/4 chair. Released in 1964, it is so named because it is possible to stack forty chairs in just four feet - an unprecedented achievement that established an entirely new category of versatile seating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRowland's wife Erwin and writer Laura Schenone reveal the inspiring story of how he brought his ground-breaking design to market. Initially, it was rejected by all the major furniture brands, including Herman Miller and Knoll, but Rowland persevered, and ultimately, the 40\/4 chair became one of the most successful chairs ever produced, winning numerous accolades and selling over 8 million by the early 21st century. Today it is found in the permanent collections of museums worldwide, and gracing public and private spaces of every type - from cathedrals to cultural centres, corporate and municipal buildings, to places of worship, schools, healthcare, hospitality and homes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fascinating biography of David Rowland and his 40\/4 chair, featuring more than 250 photographs and documents (many never seen before), tells the compelling story of his design practice and a singular chair, whose design, through the determination of its designer, became the commercially successful and influential classic that it is. The first monograph on American designer, \u003ci\u003eDavid Rowland: 40\/4 Chair\u003c\/i\u003e, is published to mark the 60th anniversary of this timeless design and includes the wide range of Rowland's work before and after the development of his masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Rowland was a pioneering Mid-Century designer. Born in 1924 in Hollywood, California, he studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His elegant, perfectly engineered 40\/4 chair is one of the most significant and masterful designs of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowland, Erwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337179492626,"sku":"9781838668129","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/17666113482842_1291f767-1f9e-4f90-979a-f294e6048281.jpg?v=1780435298","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/david-rowland-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}