Elements of Furniture Design : Principles and History of Furniture Design with Analysis of Furniture Made by Thomas Day
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780764367465
- ISBN-10: 0764367463
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
- Publish Date: April 2024
- Dimensions: 10.42 x 9.52 x 1.13 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.23 pounds
- Page Count: 256
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