Fifty Chairs That Changed the World switches the scene indoors, taking an up-close look at the chair designs-from Thonet's elegantly workaday bistro chair no. 14, of 1870, to the more outrageous creations of present-day designers-that have had the greatest impact on the look and feel of modern interiors. London's Design Museum is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics and architecture to industrial design.