“Make-do,” an exhibition of ad hoc chairs, features contemporary and antique seats. Photo: Jason Le, Courtesy Marta “Make-do,” an exhibition of ad hoc chairs, features contemporary and antique seats.

For many designers, the urge to make a chair often seems primal, even essential. But as Mies van der Rohe once commented, “A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier.” You can’t ...

A spindle back chair may not look comfortable, but it sure is gorgeous, and let's face it, there's a reason they've been popular for centuries.

Yrjö Kukkapuro, a renowned Finnish designer whose postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms, offices and living rooms across Finland as well as collections in the Museum of Modern Art in New ...