A contemplative – and relaxing – look at one of the most underappreciated parts of daily life, the eminent architecture and design writer Witold Rybczynski focuses on the humble (and sometimes not-so-humble) chair in his latest book. Here are your takeaways.
Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair – A Natural History
By Witold Rybczynski
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
256 pp; $28.99