Spanning over 700 pages, Modern Furniture offers a retrospect in reverse chronological order of key moments and crucial developments over the past 150 years of furniture design. Outstanding individual design works are emphasized, from emerging designers' newest works, to the world-famous cantilever chairs, to particleboard and monobloc chairs, to Ikea's famous bookshelf Billy-products that, while not often perceived as design perse, have significantly influenced our lifestyle. Informative captions complement the individual design pieces depicted, while experts have contributed essays on a variety of select subjects and styles, thus completing this authoritative illustrated work.