Books of Design / Furniture

  • Caribbean Elegance
    By Michael W. Connors

    iTung maaned 1767 over liligned Derøs Hoy Grevelige Ercellence iler ADAM GOTLOB MOLTKE Redter a Elephanten Grere hl Grey / kabet ... Map of the Danish Island of Saint Croix in the West Indies , by Jens Michelson Beck ( 1721–91 ) , 1754.

  • The Windsor Style in America: A pictorial study of the history and regional characteristics of the most popular furniture form...
    By Charles Santore

    Shows various styles of Windsor chairs, traces their history in the U.S., and discusses their identification marks and construction

  • 家具与陈设设计
    By 倪晓静

    本书是根据国内外最新专业资讯和国内环境艺术设计行业对专业人才的需求而编写的一本专门训练现代家具与陈设设计能力的特色教材,也是作者从2005 年开始从事教学十几年以来的经验总结。

  • New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods
    By Nancy Goyne Evans, Wendy A. Cooper, Nancy E. Richards

    This volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities, especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention...

  • Complete Book of Shaker Furniture
    By Timothy Rieman, Jean M. Burks

    Explores the Shaker religion and lifestyle, highlights particular artisans, and examines the development of Shaker styling over time

  • Abc of 20th-century Graphics
    By Sergio Polano

    This book presents, in a portable, affordable format, a critical overview of the most influential figures in international design of the 20th century, from artists such as Alexander Rodchenko to...

  • American Furniture
    By Luke Beckerdite

    American Furniture

  • Cuban Elegance
    By Michael Connors

    A beautifully illustrated look inside the opulent world of the Spanish Creole aristocracy of the colonial period explores a wide variety of palatial homes, rich interiors, and elegant furnishings from...

  • Jean Prouve: Compact Design Portfolio
    By Marisa Bartolucci, Penelope Rowlands

    The stylish little books in our new Compact Design Portfolio series put great classic and contemporary design within everyone's grasp. Launching with four leading designers of the twentieth century--Richard Sapper,...

  • American Furniture at Chipstone
    By Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque

    A lavish presentation of this fine Milwaukee collection. Two hundred pieces of seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and early nineteenth-century American furniture. Each entry includes all known information about the particular object's history,...

  • Sleeping Around: The Bed from Antiquity to Now
    By Annie Carlano, Bobbie Sumberg

    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...

  • Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Movement: Stickley and Roycroft Mission Oak
    By David M. Cathers

    Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Movement: Stickley and Roycroft Mission Oak

  • KGID (Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design)
    By Konstantin Grcic

    German designer Konstantin Grcic was born in Munich in 1965. After opening his practice KGID (Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design) in 1990, he very quickly received recognition for his simple, ingenious...

  • The Book of American Windsor Furniture: Styles and Technologies
    By John Kassay

    When John Kassay published The Book of Shaker Furniture in 1980, it was universally praised for its exquisitely rendered and finely detailed drawings of Shaker furniture. In the intervening years,...

  • Windsor Chairmaking
    By Michael Dunbar, Mike Dunbar

    Windsor Chairmaking

  • Tokujin Yoshioka Design
    By Paola Antonelli, Tokujin Yoshioka, Ryu Niimi

    Tokujin Yoshioka (b.1967) is one of the most important young Japanese designers working today. This book will present his entire body of work, ranging from his early projects and well-known...

  • Furniture Restoration and Repair for Beginners
    By Kevin Jan Bonner

    This comprehensive book answers every question on the subject of restoring furniture. How to fix a wobbly chair or a scratched table top; how to identify and repair finishes and...

  • Wicker Furniture: A Guide to Restoring & Collecting
    By Richard Saunders

    The definitive guide for decorators and collectors. Includes an eight-page color insert on rare and unusual wicker pieces, two chapters on 1920s wicker and buying old wicker, along with advice...

  • Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago
    By Judith A. Barter

    The Arts and Crafts movement in architecture, interior design, and decorative arts reached its peak between 1880 and 1910 in Britain and North America. The movement's emphasis on aesthetic quality...

  • Turned on: Decorative Lamps of the Fifties
    By Leland Payton, Crystal Payton

    Recollectibles delight popular culture collectors and graphic designers with their interesting design and intriguing subjects. Each book has a unique and engaging cover that is sure to charm people everywhere.