TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Matisse’s Armchair 
The Edwardian Wardrobe 
The Ithaka Stone 
The Poang 
The Velvet Jacket 
Simone de Beauvoir’s Bicycle 
The Singer Sewing Machine 
The Empty Drawer 
Foucault's Toolbox 
Acknowledgements 
Front Cover Flap 
Back Cover Flap 
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65 
88 
109 
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