The most visually stimulating, cutting-edge presentation of contemporary furniture design in America ever published, this book presents in unprecedented graphic detail the work of the most promising American furniture designers of today and beyond. Here, as you view the extraordinary work of Portland, Maine's Angela Adams, New York City's Harry Allen and Karim Rashid, Minneapolis's Blu Dot Design, San Francisco's Jeff Covey-- and more than 70 others-- you'll discover why Americans have advanced to the forefront of the world's contemporary furniture design community. A sourcebook of great utility for the trade, it also serves as a tremendously informative guide for style-conscious consumers and students of design.
This volume presents the work of several contemporary furniture designers. Artists whose work is featured include Angela Adams, Harry Allen, Karim Rashid, Abraxas/Glendon Good and Jeff Covey.
Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary
The life and works of the modern furniture designer.
This is an invaluable tool for furniture makers, antique dealers and buyers, and anyone interested in American furniture.
An identification guide to four hundred years of American furniture covers styles such as Medieval style, Chippendale style, Empire style, and Craftsman styles
American Modern is an inspiring design volume that will redefine the way readers think about modern interiors. “O’Brien carefully describes the design process of his chosen projects.
With an extended introduction setting the case studies within the broader context of twentieth-century design and architectural history, this book provides both an introduction and an in-depth analysis for students and scholars of interior ...
Heavily illustrated with beautiful color photographs, this book explores the lives and work of 29 of the most distinguished American furniture makers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Contemporary American Woodworkers
This book presents 17 contemporary furniture projects hand-picked from the pages of Popular Woodworking Magazine and American Woodworker magazine.