Instructions
Carefully review the information about each type of chair and cultural context, and reflect on ideas about beauty and usefulness that emerge from each design. Record your notes in the matrix below. You may need to do additional research to complete the matrix.
Chairs at Reynolda
(Jacobean, William and Mary, or other-- choose at least one style.) 18th-Century French Seat Design
(Choose at least one style.) Shaker Chairs Bauhaus Chairs
What materials were used in this chair?
How was the chair shaped?
What kind of ornamentation was used?
What do you know about who used this chair? When and for what purpose was it used?
What does this chair design tell you about contemporary ideas regarding comfort?
What does this chair design tell you about contemporary ideas regarding power?
What does this chair design tell you about contemporary ideas regarding decorative beauty?
What does this chair design tell you about contemporary ideas regarding the human body?