Furniture
CLASSIC FURNITURE: CRAFTSMANSHIP, TRADE ORGANISATIONS, AND CROSS-CULTURAL INFLUENCES IN EAST AND WEST
Written by Knothe, Florian
This publication presents a selection of essays on Chinese and European furniture making, stylistic influences and workshop practices during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Single chapters focus on the similarities and differences in cabinetry in East and West, and the overwhelming impact of chinoiserie on the design of furniture in early modern Europe.
CLASSICAL CHINESE HUANGHUALI FURNITURE FROM THE HAVEN COLLECTION
Written by Lau, Chu-Pak
The University Museum and Art Gallery at The University of Hong Kong presents Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture from the Haven Collection and publishes this informative edition in conjunction with the exhibition. Chinese huanghuali furniture is world-famous and, for the longest time, has been collected in both East and West.
PLYWOOD
Written by Wilk, Christopher
Plywood is an astonishingly versatile material, made by gluing together layers of cross-grained veneers, creating a pliable board that can be stronger than solid wood. Stylish and practical, plywood offers huge possibilities for experimental design, and it has been used to make a wide range of products, from airplanes, boats, and automobiles to architecture and furniture.
NOW I SIT ME DOWN: FROM KLISMOS TO PLASTIC CHAIR: A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Rybczynski, Witold
A grand tour of the chair through the ages by our foremost writer on design Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere?
ARTISANAL HOME: INTERIORS AND FURNITURE OF CASAMIDY
Written by Almada, Jorge
This first book on Casamidy's residences and interior design projects showcases their casual and refreshing cosmopolitan style.
FINN JUHL: LIFE, WORK, WORLD
Written by Bundegaard, Christian
The first-ever comprehensive monograph on one of Denmark's most influential Modernist design pioneers
FROM ARTS AND CRAFTS TO THE BAUHAUS. ART AND DESIGN - A NEW UNITY: VON ARTS AND CRAFTS ZUM BAUHAUS. KUNST UND DESIGN - EINE NEUE EINHEIT
Is design art? To what extent does form follow function? These elementary and once revolutionary questions directly relate to the Bauhaus and were posed by the British Arts and Crafts movement fifty years prior.Is design art? To what extent does form follow function? These elementary and once revolutionary questions directly relate to the Bauhaus and were posed by the British Arts and Crafts movement fifty years prior.
DESIGNER OF THE MIRACULOUS: AART VAN ASSELDONK
Written by Lauwen, Toon
An inspiring and stunning book from one of the upcoming designers in Holland. His wonderful objects draw inspiration from the industrial age to the sixteenth century genre paintings of Bruegel and Bosch. There have been exhibition of his work all across Europe.
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