"The Chair" presents 36 such icons. Look at any one of them and it will immediately evoke images and memories of 20th-century life. Some are manifestly form-before-function style statements, but many others are designed to be hard-working, useful pieces of everyday furniture. From abstract geometric shapes that celebrate the idea of "chairness," through hand-made sculptures to mass-produced mouldings, each chair is more than just something to sit on; it is also a symbol of its own place and time.