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title: "More than just a piece of furniture: how the chair conquered art and design"
date: 2019-07-19
last_modified: 2025-01-04T17:05:31+01:00
generated_at: 2026-04-18T08:37:03Z
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/chair-in-art-and-design-john-armleder-john-m-armleder-2019-context-en/"
description: "As a throne it was a long time reserved for rulers. Now the chair accompanies us daily, is both a design object and a work of art. This is also shown by artist John M Armleder currently at the Schirn."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/header_Schirn_Presse_John_Armleder_Ausstellungsansicht_Miguletz_3.jpg"
language: "en-US"
---

# More than just a piece of furniture: how the chair conquered art and design