“Throughout the history of its creation, the most iconic of seats – the Chair – makes for  a structured view of the social, cultural, economic, political and artistic conditions of a specific society in a specific period of time. From the 19Th century onwards, with the prospect of industrialization and consequent mass production and access to increasingly vast sectors of the population, the Chair became a peculiar barometer of these conditions in a history that is intrinsically linked to the history of design itself. Therefore, in order to look at and reflect on the contemporary Chair we must explore the very history and fortune of the design process in the world.” 

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Rui Afonso Santos, Contemporary Portuguese Chairs - Asa edition