Abstract Within the broad, market-driven category of contemporary design there exists a smaller culture of production, namely, elite, limited-edition furniture that seeks to straddle the line between design and art. Focusing on these neo-kingly things – so named as they represent today’s throne chairs and other high-status furniture objects – this article explores how these rarified objects function as tastemakers, informing and influencing how contemporary style can be understood, how stylistic themes are established and how meaning is conveyed through design’s interconnected dimensions of form, materiality and style.

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新王者之物：受限领域的当代家具

摘要 在广泛的、市场驱动的当代设计类别中，存在一种较小的生产文化，即寻求跨越设计和艺术界限的精英限量版家具。关注这些新国王的东西——因此命名，因为它们代表了今天的宝座椅和其他高级家具物品——这篇文章探讨了这些稀有物品如何作为品味制造者发挥作用，告知和影响如何理解当代风格，如何建立风格主题以及如何通过设计的形式、材料和风格的相互关联维度来传达意义。