As the workhorses for studying, tables and chairs can’t be ignored in a library renovation. The interior design team at Perkins + Will is working with Wentworth students, faculty, and staff to find the right tables and chairs for our library, while echoing iconic design elements that Wentworth students will appreciate. Here are some of possibilities…
Eames table, Herman Miller
Eames table example
The Eames table is designed by Charles & Ray Eames
Many of these pieces were part of the furniture fair. You’ll have to wait and see in September 2016 which ones you recognize in the renovated library!
Harvest, Allsteel
Harvest table example
From the Gather collection, designed by IDa and Hok
The Grip, Nienkämper
Grip table example
The Grip is designed by Troels Grum-Schwensen
Juxta, Kielhauer
Juxta seating example
The Juxta is designed by EOOS
Talk, Kielhauer
Talk seating example
Talk is designed by EOOS
Rise, Allsteel
Rise seating example
From the Gather collection, designed by IDa and HOK
Renew sit-to-stand tables, Herman Miller
Renew table example
Renew is designed by Brian Alexander
You can learn more with the many books on furniture design, tables, chairs & iconic designers from the Wentworth library collection, here are a few:
Olivares, Jonathan. A Taxonomy of Office Chairs. London; New York, NY: Phaidon Press, 2011.
Roth, Manuela. Masters & their Pieces: best of furniture design. Salenstein: Braun, 2013. (Includes profiles of EOOS design team/Kielhauer Talk chair, Charles & Ray Eames/Herman Miller Eames table)