Beauty of Everyday Objects

Name: Beauty of Everyday Objects
Brand: Gemini Books
Price: 34.75 AUD
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The Chair

By: John Jervis

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Hardcover | 19 January 2027

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Hardcover

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18.49 x 13.49

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Each entry highlights how a commonplace item is a reflection of creativity, craftsmanship and the human experience. This is not just a book for design enthusiasts — it is for anyone who appreciates the quiet elegance of well-made objects that merge form and function.

Organized chronologically, there are a host of iconic pieces, from Marcel Breuer's classic B3 and Jean Prouvé’s Standard Chair No.4 with its industrial clarity, to Jasper Morrison’s playfully minimalist Air-Chair, alongside vernacular creations that reveal how cultural needs shape utility and beauty. Each piece is treated as a story about form, function, material and the people who imagined them.

The book finds wonder in the ordinary – celebrating chairs as objects we use every day, often without noticing the design thought behind them.

The Beauty of Everyday Objects

This small-format, accessible design series celebrates humble, ordinary objects that we interact with every day – the functional and beautiful things that spark joy. Each book features 50 design products that have altered the way we live, work and think.

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