Design history - development of the modern chair

thank you for the recommendation. judging on the reviews, this looks exactly like the kind of resource I was hoping to find.

I’m also looking at Furniture by Judith Miller (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/075661340X/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&v=glance)

any opinions?

I know that most of Frank Lloyd Wright furniture was designed for a specific building. I know this chair comes from the Larkin building. This means that I have to consider more then just the development of the chair.

Does anyone know any good resources for understanding the general design trends around turn of the century so that I can better contextualize my report (more then just architecture…other product design as well)?

again, thank you all so much. I really appreciate the time it takes to respond to these lengthy posts.

monica