Chair as an Example of Chinesism in Modern Furniture Design

Fang Hai, Ph.D. in Design from Aalto University (formerly the University of Art and Design Helsinki) in Finland. He is an expert scholar spanning the fields of architecture and design. He has been honoured with Finland's "Cultural Achievement Award" and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Aalto University. He has worked in the studio of Finland's most prominent contemporary design master, Kukkapuro. With over 30 years of experience in comparative research on Chinese and Western design, he has published more than 20 academic monographs.

• PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSPart One: AN INTRODUCTION1. Chinoiserie and Chinesism 2. Some Points of Chinese Furniture System 3. Dawn: Thomas Chippendale and his Chinese Chair Part Two: CHINESE CHAIR AND CHINESISM IN MODERN CHAIR DESIGN1. Background Study I: Chinese Lacquer Furniture and Its Arrival in the West 2. Background Study II: Chinese Hardwood Furniture and Its Arrival in the West 3. Chinese Frame Chair and Its Modernism 4. Chinese Round Chair and Its Modernism 5. Chinese Folding Chair and Its Modernism 6. About Chinese Stool 7. Background Study III: Chinese Bamboo Furniture and Its Arrival in the West 8. Background Study IV: Chinese Cane Furniture and Its Arrival in the West 9. Chinese Bamboo-Cane Chair and Its Modernism 10. Background Study V: Chinese Rustic Furniture and Its Inspiration in the West 11. Chinese Rustic Chair and Its Modernism 12. Background Study VI: Chinese Furniture and Erotic Art 13. Chinese Chaise Longue and Its Modernism Part Three: CONCLUSION --- WHAT CHAIRS MEAN?1. Chinese Culture: Other Part of Human Knowledge 2. Chinese Chair and Modern Chair: Some Rethinkings 3. Conclusions for this Research Appendix: New Chinese Chair: East-West Collection NotesBibliography