Furniture

There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. From a simple blanket laid on the ground to elaborately carved four-posters hung with sumptuous draperies, from a hammock swinging under...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788492861781Author Massimiliano FuksasFormat HardbackPage Count 520Imprint ActarD IncPublisher ActarD IncWeight(grams) 2900g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788884912978Author Silvia SuardiFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 300g

How to Light a historic interior appropriately - or create a realistic period look - can be a perplexing problem. Few people want to return to the days when light came mainly from candles, kerosene, gas or available sunlight. But acceptable ways of...

This publication is a celebration of Chiang Mai Style with stunning photographs that capture the essence of Chiang Mai's architecture and interiors, as well as its arts and crafts. Chiang Mai Style takes the reader on a journey through the tribal...

"Travelling the globe to work on various projects, from large European businesses to European royalty, Jadot brings a custom approach to each project, oftentimes designing the furniture that's for each one." - www.design-milk.com "My job...

Hubert Le Gall is an aesthete with eclectic and unclassifiable talent who refuses to be pigeonholed in a style or trapped by routine. Constantly coming up with new associations of quirky ideas, switching between set design, art, and decoration, Hubert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909631229Author Zhang JinhuaFormat PaperbackPage Count 566Imprint Sylph EditionsPublisher Sylph Editions

Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers has set the standard for fine woodworking and meticulously hand-crafted furniture for more than forty years. In this modern age of inexpensive mass production, Moser furniture stands out because every piece is hand-made by a...

Today's American, hand-crafted furniture is bristling with originality. Blending art and functionality, David Ebner creates unique benches, tables, and chairs. This designer-craftsman's work subtly surpasses the limits of the furniture world and often...

The movement to buy locally, which has gained momentum in the areas of produce and food, is now spreading to arts and crafts. Through the work of over seventy contemporary furniture makers, the role of place in the creative process is explored and...

Beautiful contemporary furniture, designed and made by 72 US woodworkers who are members of The Furniture Society, headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. Seating, case furniture, and accessories demonstrate the healthy state of handmade furniture in...

The book explores the design boom in the Pacific Northwest, the fundamental principles to this creative field and over 40 remarkable makers and designers behind this extraordinary area of design. Set against striking photography, the book navigates the...

In recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in 'design classics', both in their increased availability and affordability through re-issues, and in their widespread re-interpretation by contemporary designers and artists. Focusing on chairs,...

This beautifully illustrated book of avant-garde art furniture design highlights a generation of creators whose energy and vision made a break with the past. Profiled here are Mark Brazier-Jones, Franck Evennou, Elizabeth Garouste, Marco de Gueltzl,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993231636Author Harry PearceFormat HardbackPage Count 282Imprint Unit EditionsPublisher Unit EditionsWeight(grams) 170g

The five countries known collectively as Scandinavia were the source of some of the most important furniture designs of the twentieth century and the influential concept of "Scandinavian modern." Today, a new generation of designers continues the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988400177Author Jody GayleFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Publications of the PastPublisher Publications of the PastWeight(grams)...

Basic, step-by-step instructions for building a comb-back Windsor chair, using traditional methods. With the simplest of hand tools and a lathe, even the amateur can produce a beautiful chair. Each step is illustrated and the patterns for the parts are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789606878374Author Virginia MatseliFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Kapon EditionsPublisher Kapon Editions

‘There have been many books about Herman Miller, its ethos, designers, and furniture, but none as comprehensive as this.’ – Interior Design The acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its founding in the early...

Carlo Colombo was born in Brianza, the land of the greatest Italian furniture companies and home to several key figures of contemporary design. Having graduated with a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano, his career has grown with great...

Raised as a Quaker in Eastern Pennsylvania, designer and sculptor Paul Evans is known for his highly unusual and yet completely functional furniture designs. Evans produced more than a dozen lines of furniture and countless design variations during his...

This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. Written by an expert furniture maker and woodworker with over 50...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576878514Author Patrick ParrishFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

The cooperation of Trix and Robert Haussmann with the Roethlisberger carpenters, which started in 1979, yielded numerous successful experiments in artistic and handcrafted furniture. Not comparable to furniture from the retail store, these exclusive...

Concrete is a fascinating material in the hands of a creative person. The Direct Concrete Technique, illustrated in this book, empowers anyone to make furniture or sculpture by hand without molds or forms. The key to this method is the use of a steel...

Take a detailed look at the exciting and highly collectible modern furniture of the 1950s--furniture created by renowned designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi, and Eero Saarinen, and produced by companies...

What makes a classic piece of furniture? Which living design is timelessly popular and always contemporary - and why? Aesthetic quality as a function of clarity of design, rigorous color and styling are just as important as the durability of high quality...

Blu Dot is an American pioneer of democratic design. Founded and run by its principal designer and with the mission of making the best design accessible to the most people the brand is celebrated for minimal, innovative, and modern furniture that is...

When the inscription "Made by Nathan Lumbard Apl 20th 1800" was found in the late 1980s on a chest of drawers, the identity of an unknown craftsman suddenly surfaced. Crafting Excellence introduces the striking achievements of cabinetmaker...

There is nothing quite like a hot, crackling fire on a cold, snowy night. Use this new book as a reference guide to create your dream fireplace, be it contemporary or a more conservative, classic design. Step-by-step instructions will walk you through...

An Assembly of Iconic, Forgotten and New Vitra Characters During Milan's Design Week 2018, the Vitra exhibition "Typecasting," curated by Robert Stadler, presented 200 objects in the former sports hall La Pelota in the city's Brera...

"Abandoned, forgotten form is reborn in the arms of an all-embracing nature, an envelope within which the origin of the human being, of a society gives us a sensibility, a presence of a fertility." - Vincent Dubourg. A graduate of the Ecole...

The modern interior design movement was well underway when artists Erwine and Edwina Laverne started their modest printed textiles and wallpaper business in New York City. By 1944 they had invented Marbelia wallcoverings and went on to develop the...

Once confined to backwoods cabins and hunting lodges, rustic furniture is being recognized today for its primitive ingenuity and beauty. Craftspeople around the country are recapturing the techniques and visions of earlier craftsmen who recognized the...

An engaging history of studio furniture, Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters is a fresh, interesting, and in-depth examination of the modus operandi of 14 accomplished-and diverse-furniture makers. The colourful,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782370741967Author Anne BonyFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Editions Skira ParisPublisher Editions Skira Paris

'The art of a chair is not its resemblance to art, but is partly its reasonableness, usefulness, and scale as a chair.'This publication introduces readers to the furniture designs of renowned artist Donald Judd. Initiated by the renovation of his home...

A unique and comprehensive resource for student and professional furniture designers, providing in-depth answers to their questions about aesthetics, function, materials, manufacturing and sustainability. In this second edition Stuart Lawson emphasizes...