Furniture DesignThe comprehensive guide to furniture design— expanded and updated Furniture designers draw on a range of knowledge and disciplines to create their work. From history to theory to technology, Furniture Design offers a comprehensive survey of the essential craft- and practice-related aspects of furniture design. Generously illustrated with photographs and drawings—including a new color section—this Second Edition features updated coverage of material specifications, green design, digital design, and fabrication technologies. It also features twenty-five case studies of furniture design that represent a broad selection of works, designers, and techniques, including recent designs produced within the last decade. The book explores:
Complete with a glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography, Furniture Design, Second Edition is a one-stop resource that furniture designers will turn to regularly for the advice, guidance, and information needed to perform their craft. |
Contents
chapter | 1 |
X | 5 |
chapter 2 | 19 |
vi | 28 |
and Organizing | 43 |
Form Spatial Organization and Typological Orders | 51 |
19 | 57 |
Furniture Case Studies | 75 |
Making Prototypes | 174 |
Design Processes | 182 |
Design Phases | 190 |
Professional and Disciplinary Boundaries | 197 |
chapter 10 | 307 |
Rising Heroes of Evolving Modernism | 350 |
The Digital Age | 358 |
Museums Galleries and Exhibitions | 365 |