Both traditional and contemporary designs provide tasteful projects for a childhood's worth of furniture that will be treasured and passed on to future generations. This book includes step-by-step instructions, over 100 detailed technical illustrations, more than 100 color photographs, and numerous tricks of the trade, making it accessible to woodworkers at all skill levels.
Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs: Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 by William Ince, ISBN 0486402959
Excellent reprint of 18th-century cabinet-makers' pattern book, which surpasses all collections of furniture designs in the English rococo style for variety, scope and general superiority. Over 300 finely engraved designs for parlor chairs, claw tables, sideboards, desks, ladies' secretaries, bookcases, writing tables, candlestands, couches, an alcove outfitted with cushions replicating a Turkish sofa, draperies and girandoles; and more. A magnificent sourcebook for antique collectors, craftworkers, artists, and cultural historians.
Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs: Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 by William Ince, ISBN 0486402959
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Austere Luminosity of Chiese Classical Furniture by Sarah Handler, ISBN 0520214846
Austere Luminosity will be the book on Chinese classical furniture. A sumptuous coffee table book with impeccable scholarship, Sarah Handler's expertise will serve as the primary resource for scholars and collectors of Chinese classical furniture for years.
Austere Luminosity of Chiese Classical Furniture by Sarah Handler, ISBN 0520214846
Traditional furniture > Austere Luminosity of Chiese Classical Furniture by Sarah Handler, ISBN 0520214846
Designing Furniture
"Designing Furniture covers every step in the design process from inspiration to construction strategy, including learning from established styles, creating plans for unique furniture, and choosing among construction options. the practical, process-oriented approach makes the subject accessible to woodworkers with no formal design training.
Designing Furniture
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Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design
In 1936, Herman Miller Inc. founder D. J. De Pree committed Herman Miller to "modern" furniture. The rest is history: their continuing collaboration with some of the giants of modern design has made Herman Miller synonymous with quality in design. Herman Miller examines the company's powerful contributions by looking at the problems that design can solve and how creative thinking can benefit the world. Aside from having produced icons of modern furniture, Herman Miller has revolutionized office systems and furniture in the workplace.
A definitive history of design and the company's work since its founding, Herman Miller features the legendary designs of Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Gilbert Rohde, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, and many more. It is a must-read for collectors, designers, professionals, students, and anyone with an interest in design.
Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design
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Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Practice by Liu Yanchi, ISBN 023110359X
For more than four thousand years, Chinese scholars and medical practitioners have documented ways of maintaining health and treating illness, from theories of "yin-yang" and the "zang-fu" organs to the use of herbs and acupuncture. "The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine" marks the first time such concepts have been made accessible to Westerners in a comprehensive form.
Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Practice by Liu Yanchi, ISBN 023110359X
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