Description
English Arts & Crafts Furniture explores the Arts & Crafts movement with a unique perspective on furniture designs inspired by English Arts & Crafts designers. Through examination of details and techniques as well as projects, you'll learn what sets English Arts & Crafts apart and gain a deeper understanding of the overall Arts & Crafts movement and its influences. In this book you'll find:
- Insight into the history and culture surrounding the Arts & Crafts movement
- An examination of influences that set English Arts & Crafts designers including William Morris, Charles Francis Annesley Voysey, Ernest Gimson, Ernest and Sidney Barnsley, and Charles Robert Ashbee apart from their American counterparts
- 3 complete furniture projects that illustrate traits representative of English Arts & Crafts: a Voysey chair, a hayrake table designed by Ernest Gimson and a sideboard design from the Harris Lebus company, England's largest furniture maker at the time
About the Author
Nancy Hiller of Bloomington, IN has designed and built furniture for more than 30 years. She is the author of "A Home of Her Own" and "The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History." Her articles have appeared in such publications as Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking and Old-House Journal.
Book Information
ISBN 9781440350825
Author Nancy Hiller
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Popular Woodworking Books
Publisher F&W Publications Inc