Friday 30 November 2012

The Dr Susan Weber Gallery of Furniture
The Dr Susan Weber Gallery of Furniture

New Furniture Gallery Open at V&AOpens 1 December
The new Dr Susan Weber Gallery provides a dedicated home for the Museum’s internationally renowned furniture collection and is the only gallery worldwide to tell the story of furniture production through the way each piece is made and the people who made it. It spans the past 600 years and displays more than 200 outstanding pieces, including chairs, tables, bureaux, stools, chests, cabinets and wardrobes. Designers such as Thomas Chippendale, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eileen Gray, Charles and Ray Eames, Tom Dixon and Ron Arad sit alongside lesser-known names selected for their superior techniques.