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A Taxonomy of Office Chairs is a non-fiction book by furniture designer Jonathan Olivares, outlining the history and development of office chairs. It features an illustrated catalogue of important models, explanations of chair components and a discussion of chair movement. It was first published in 2011 by Phaidon Press. It was shortlisted for the 2011 Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, which was won that year by the Thai cookbook Cooking with Poo.
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The book is divided into four sections.
Background and publication[edit]
In his preface, Olivares writes: "As far as I am aware, this book is the first taxonomy of an industrialized object".
The writing of the book was supported by industrial design company Knoll. It took four years to complete.[1]
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- [2] Review at Core77
- [3] Review at the New York Times
- [4] Review at the Los Angeles Review of Books
- [5] Review at the Guardian
- [6] International Herald Tribune
- [7] Shortlist of prize