Download or read book 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection written by Vitra Design Museum and published by Vitra Design Museum. This book was released on 1996 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of the exhibition held at the the Vitra Design Museum July 10, 1995-Jan. 21, 1996, and then on tour in Europe, Israel, Japan and the U.S., 1996-2000. Includes numerous documents. Contains biographies of each designer, extensive bibliographic information, and a history of the Vitra Design Museum.
Download or read book Masterpieces of Furniture Design written by Verna (Cook) Salomonsky and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masterpieces of Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings written by Verna Cook Salomonsky and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-known, richly illustrated reference work, consulted by generations of collectors, curators, dealers, historians, and craftsmen. Each of 101 furniture masterpieces is characterized by a photograph, descriptive text, and several measured drawings.
Download or read book Masterpieces of Furniture written by Verna C. Salomonsky and published by . This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection written by Design-Museum (Weil) and published by Vitra Design Stiftung. This book was released on 1996 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually a catalog of the most collectible furniture designs of the 20th century, this beautifully produced volume includes designers' biographies, object descriptions and information on technology and construction. From the Breuer chair to Gio Ponti's Superleggera to the Memphis Group's designs, this book is indispensible for furniture buffs.
Download or read book Atlas of Furniture Design written by Mateo Kries and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2019, the Vitra Design Museum will publish the Atlas of Furniture Design, the definitive, encyclopedic overview of the history of modern furniture design. Featuring over 1700 objects by more than 500 designers and 121 manufacturers, it includes approximately 2800 images ranging from detailed object photographs to historical images documenting interiors, patents, brochures, and related works of art and architecture. The basis for the Atlas of Furniture Design is the collection held by the Vitra Design Museum, one of the largest of its kind with more than 7000 works. The book presents selected pieces by the most important designers of the last 230 years and documents key periods in design history, including early nineteenth-century industrial furniture in bentwood and metal, Art Nouveau and Secessionist pieces and works by protagonists of classical modernism and postwar design, as well as postmodern and contemporary pieces. The Atlas of Furniture Design employed a team of more than 70 experts and features over 550 detailed texts about key objects. In-depth essays provide sociocultural and design-historical context to four historical epochs of furniture design and the pieces highlighted here, enriched by a detailed annex containing designer biographies, glossaries, and elaborate information graphics. The Atlas of Furniture Design is an indispensable resource for collectors, scholars and experts, as well as a beautifully designed object that speaks to design enthusiasts.
Download or read book Chairs written by Charlotte Fiell and published by Welbeck. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition features designs from 1800 up to present day, and features the biggest names in furniture design, art, architecture and craft.
Download or read book Making Furniture Masterpieces written by Franklin H. Gottshall and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step instructions, illustrations for constructing handsome, useful pieces, among them a Sheraton desk, Chippendale chair, Spanish desk, Queen Anne table, and a William and Mary dressing mirror.
Download or read book Chairs written by Charlotte Fiell and published by Welbeck. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition features designs from 1800 up to present day, and features the biggest names in furniture design, art, architecture and craft.
Download or read book Furniture Design written by Stuart Lawson and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furniture Design is a comprehensive guide and resource for students and furniture designers. As well as discussing pioneering contemporary and historical designs, it also provides substantive answers to designers’ questions about function, materials, manufacture and sustainability, integrating guidance on all of these subjects – particularly material and manufacturing properties, in one accessible and structured volume. Many leading contemporary furniture designers from around the world are included, with case studies carefully selected to highlight the importance of both material and manufacture-led design processes. The book is also intended to provide an insight into furniture design for those considering a university education in product and industrial design.
Download or read book Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture written by Judith Gura and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CD-ROM contains: printable JPEG files of all the images in the book.
Download or read book Masterpieces of Furniture in Photos and Measured Drawings written by Verna Cook 1890- Shipway and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Furniture Design written by Jim Postell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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: Furniture function and social use Form, spatial organization, and typological orders Structural integrity and composition Accessibility, universal design, human factors, and ergonomics The design process, from schematics through fabrication Materials, processes, and methods of fabrication Professional practice and marketing The history of furniture design, from prehistory to the digital age 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.
Download or read book Furniture by Architects written by Marc Emery and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masterpieces of Furniture in Photos and Measured Drawings written by Verna Cook 1890- Shipway and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Furniture by Architects written by Marc Emery and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1988 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expanded edition of Furniture by Architects which surveys the finest furniture designed - and still produced - by more than 100 of the 20th century's leading architects, among them Charles Eames, Eileen Gray, Gerrit Rietveld and Charles Gwathmey.
Download or read book Masterpieces of Italian Design written by Charlotte Fiell and published by Goodman. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterpieces of Italian Design is an overview of the past two centuries in Italian design and manufacturing. This new title documents the 110 most pioneering designs to come out of Italy, and explains why, with stunning images (including rare archival photographs, illustrations and patent drawings) and explanatory texts.
