Furniture
JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870-1956: PROGRESS THROUGH BEAUTY: THE GUIDE TO HIS OEUVRE
Das Buch dokumentiert erstmals umfassend das Gesamtwerk Josef Hoffmanns.
CARLO COLOMBO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: I NEVER SLEEP
A leading figure in the Italian and international design universe, Carlo Colombo is one of Italy's best known and prolific designers, with a recognizable touch. Carlo Colombo was born in Brianza, the land of the greatest Italian furniture companies and home to several key figures of contemporary design.
JENS RISOM: A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Written by Lowry, Vicky
As featured in Bookforum, ELLE Decor, and Interior Design MagazineThe first and only monograph on the life and work of the iconic Danish-American mid-century furniture designer Jens Risom - an unsung hero of Mid-Century Modern design
STUFF: UPHOLSTERY, FABRIC, FRAME
Written by Osborne, Lorraine
Top upholsterer Lorraine Osborne guides you in how to unleash creativity and flaunt your style through upholstering old chairs. Far too much furniture is thrown away--and with it the perfectly good materials and resources it contains that ought to be reused. It's time we changed that. It's not the furniture that's lacking: it's our imaginations.
BUILD A PHILADELPHIA CHIPPENDALE DRESSING TABLE: A COMPLETE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Written by Kubalak, Tony
Build one of the most iconic and elegant forms in American furniture history. Expert furniture crafter Kubalak teaches how to craft a reproduction of one of the most highly embellished and finest examples ever made. Using step-by-step photos, Kubalak directs the serious student through this complex project by breaking it into several subprojects, then combining them into the completed piece.
CROSS CULTURAL CHAIRS: DIVERSIFYING MODERN SEATING
How people sit and are seated: an anthropology of chair design
ARTISAN DESIGN: COLLECTIBLE FURNITURE IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Written by Gura, Judith
Artisan craft is quickly evolving to combine handwork with machine technology, providing unlimited possibilities for customization. By enabling designers to construct one-o furniture pieces for galleries, exhibitions, and clients, this synthesis of art, design, and technology has created a wealth of collectible pieces.
MID-CENTURY MODERN - VISIONARY FURNITURE DESIGN FROM VIENNA
Written by Wohlgemuth, Caroline
Visionary furniture design from Vienna In 1938, Vienna lost its best and most creative minds. This rupture was manifested in all of the arts and sciences and its mark is felt to this day - not least in the field of furniture design.
JOSEPH URBAN: UNLOCKING AN ART DECO BEDROOM
Written by Dehan, Amy M
A fascinating, profusely illustrated, study of the impact of Austrian-born architect and designer Joseph Urban (1872-1933), on the development and acceptance of American Modernism through the story of one of his last commissions.
CHINOISERIE
Written by Hayman, Richard
A beautifully illustrated introduction to the seventeenth-to-nineteenth-century mania for all things Chinese, from blue-and-white china tea sets to entire suites of Chinese-inspired rooms, including parts of the sumptuous Brighton Pavilion. Chinoiserie is the taste for Chinese-inspired designs that were fashionable in Europe from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.
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