From the mundane to the iconic, the physical to the symbolic, the striking presence of chairs in the history of science begs to be acknowledged and understood. By Omar W. Nasim / MIT Press Published ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." When Herman Miller decided to look into furniture tailored to the elderly’s needs in the late 1970s, ...

Thanks to a rich new upholstery option, the Eames Lounge Chair gets a fresh take while remaining as classic as ever.

Wishbone Chair Danish designer Hans Wegner's 1949 masterpiece was based on Chinese Ming chairs and named CH24. But it got its nickname from the distinctive curve of its back, which resembles a bird's ...