Desde una piedra en el Paleolítico hasta las sillas ergonómicas con sensores, desde los tronos de faraones y emperadores hasta el diseño industrial de Thonet, el minimalismo de IKEA y los tronos gamer del siglo XXI. La historia de la silla es la historia de cómo un objeto que fue símbolo de poder absoluto terminó siendo parte invisible de nuestra vida diaria.
Hace años emprendí una cruzada en favor de la historia, por lo civil y por lo criminal, para que todos los que la creían farragosa o aburrida le diesen una segunda oportunidad, porque merecía la pena. He tratado de hacerla más amena contándola de forma diferente desde aquí; en charlas y conferencias; colaboraciones en radio (Gente Despierta -RNE-, La Rosa de los Vientos y Más de Uno –Onda Cero- y Escúchate -Aragón Radio-); prensa (El Economista, Diario de Teruel); revistas (XLSemanal y Revista Medieval); 10 libros; audioseries de ficción histórica para Storytel, podcast en Podimo… y sigo.
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