Elements of Furniture Design : Principles and History of Furniture Design with Analysis of Furniture Made by Thomas Day Hardback
by Scott Coley
Hardback
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A comprehensive look at the history, elements of construction, and all the steps in furniture design from an expert in the industry. Elements of Furniture Design is a resource of information gathered from 30 years of working as a professional furniture designer.
These elements of design are essential, and there is no other resource where they are available in one place.
The reader will gain a comprehensive knowledge of how furniture is designed, and can use this information to create new and exciting design concepts.
This knowledge is provided in four sections: • A brief history and quick designer references (woods, veneers, wood joinery, comfort, architectural references, and drawing tools) • Illustrating furniture construction • Historic ornament used on furniture (molding, turning, carving) • The typical design process with a new client The work of cabinetmaker Thomas Day (a free man of color in the South in the mid-1800s) is used to tie the story together, and the reader will learn trade secrets of furniture design that have been lost to outsourcing and offshore manufacture.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 237 color and b/w images
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2024
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- ISBN:9780764367465
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Pre-Order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 237 color and b/w images
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780764367465
