Celebrate the official launch of The Chair: A story of design and making in Aotearoa and hear from publication designer Arch MacDonnell of Inhouse.

The most ambitious Objectspace publication to date, The Chair is a vital record of our material culture as told by 110 chairs across 170 years.

Designed by Inhouse, The Chair book features new writing on each of the 110 chairs included in the exhibition and photographs taken across the country: together telling a story of design and making in Aotearoa.

Inhouse's design of this exhibition and book is what has given The Chair its voice. During this celebration, a Q&A between Objectspace Director Kim Paton and Arch MacDonnell will share insights into the design thinking and process.

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The Chair: A story of design and making in Aotearoa

ISBN: 978-1-99-116026-3
Edition: 750
Publication design: inhouse.nz
Typefaces: The Future and The Future Mono
Printer: Everbest Printing Company, China

Editors: Kim Paton and Victoria McAdam
Copyeditor: Anna Hodge
Exhibition documentation and cover photograph: Sam Hartnett

Support from Inhouse, Simon James and John McCabe towards this publication is gratefully acknowledged by the editors and publisher.

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Arch MacDonnell is a founding partner and creative director of Inhouse, a boutique Auckland graphic design studio established in 1995. The studio’s work spans both the corporate and arts sectors, with a particular focus on long form publishing and projects that reflect and contribute to the culture of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Arch has collaborated with leading contemporary artists, curators, dealer galleries, architects and institutions, and some of New Zealand’s largest companies. He has produced Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki books and catalogues for more than 20 years, one of Inhouse’s main long-standing client relationships. His work is as diverse as it is consistent – at is core is the same attention to detail, craftsmanship and a sense of place. Arch is a fellow of the Designers Institute of New Zealand and has been a board member of the institute for two terms, representing the graphics sector.