Classics of Polish Design. Józef Chierowski's "Armchair 366" from 1962as an icon of design from the Polish People's Republic

Abstract

Classics of Polish Design. Józef Chierowski's "Armchair 366" from 1962 as an icon of design from thePolish People's Republic presents a classic of Polish furniture design from the post-war “modernity” period. Weanalysed the style, structure, and functionality of this armchair, evaluating it in comparison to other Polish andforeign modern furniture designs for small apartments. The paper aims to provide a substantial analysis of thereasons for the armchair's exceptional popularity in contemporary pop culture, contributing to the series "Classicsof Polish Design" that presents the results of research on Polish furniture and the icons of Polish design, carriedout within the framework of dissertations in the Department of Wood Technology in the Warsaw University ofLife Sciences (SGGW).