Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scottish, 1868-1928
High-back side chair for the Argyle Street tea room, 1897
Oak, rush
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Chairevolution! 300 Years of Designing the Chair

Thursday, September 16, 2010—Sunday, January 23, 2011
Cargill Gallery 103
Free Exhibition

Take a look at how design has evolved over 300 years with an examination of a single object: the chair. From the basic Tudor to Phillippe Starck's Louis Ghost Armchair for Kartell, this exhibition of 20 chairs shows how designers have reconciled their desire for great design with the functional challenge of providing people a place to sit.

This exhibition is held in conjunction with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' 2010 Design & Antiques Fair, September 24-26, at the St. Paul Armory. more »