Download or read book Heywood Wakefield Modern Furniture written by Steven Rouland and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stylish collector's guide is the first to acknowledge the highly collectible 'modern' furniture made by the Heywood-Wakefield company. Vintage advertisements, photos, and catalogs are featured in addition to the identification section. Virtually every piece of modern furniture the company produced between 1936 and 1965 is illustrated and identified by model number, description, and years manufactured. 2004 values.
Download or read book The Antique Hunter s Guide to American Furniture written by Marvin D. Schwartz and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
Download or read book Soul of the Home written by Tara Shaw and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past meets present in this stylish guide to decorating modern homes with heirlooms and antiques. Designer and antiques dealer Tara Shaw is a respected supplier of French and European antiques for a host of AD100 and Elle Decor A-listers, including Bobby McAlpine, Mary McDonald, and Bunny Williams. In her first book, she helps readers understand how to select the best antiques and how to use them in a variety of decor schemes. The book presents never-before-published spaces from Shaw’s portfolio and reveals her favorite antique-hunting spots throughout Europe. Anecdotes from years of treasure hunting are accompanied by images of rare and precious finds, with text that decodes just how to choose the right pieces and display them in a contemporary interior. Readers will be able to look at each space and take away ideas they can apply to their own homes, to create personalized rooms full of provenance and beauty.
Download or read book Fifties Furniture written by Leslie A. Piña and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 such as Herman Miller, Knoll, and Heywood-Wakefield. Included in this new and improved second edition are over 450 color and vintage black and white photographs bearing detailed captions for all the classic designs, plus accessories, 70 designer biographies and company histories, a construction case study, a source list, bibliography, values, and an index. This single volume is an invaluable reference.
Download or read book Danish Modern written by Andrew Hollingsworth and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For serious furniture collectors, Danish is more than a pastry-it's an art form. Twentieth century Danish furniture design is simple and clean., mixes well with other design styles, and has an inherent value and history beyond its beauty. In Modern Danish, Andrew Hollingsworth explores the history of Danish design, from the earliest cabinetmakers' guilds in the 1770s through the impact of two world wars, and its evolution into the twentieth century. The book includes photographic surveys of Danish Modern furniture in homes across the Unites States; a market guide with tips, facts and resources that includes discussions of veneer vs. solid wood, places to find Danish Modern furniture, and a guide to caring for it; and an extensive resource section.
Download or read book Vintage Furniture written by Fay Sweet and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage Furniture is a celebration of the inspiring designs, leadingesigners,new materials and amazing advances in manufacturing of the pastentury and up to the present day. For sheer ingenuity, this was an era ofremendous variety,vitality, excitement, profusion and exuberance. Withublic interest in retro styling stronger than ever, Vintage Furniture is annvaluable source book for every collector.s a guide, this book is indispensable. Over 200tems are illustrated in colour and a panel of detailed explanatory textccompanies each. A varied paceis provided by star features, and at the back, full international source directory will guide vintage design huntersn search of up-to-date informationon where to buy.
Download or read book Danish Modern and Beyond written by Donna S. Baker and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danish Modern furniture took the design world by storm in the mid-twentieth century. Among the American companies that manufactured this style of furniture was the Heywood-Wakefield Co., based in Gardner, Massachusetts. This book presents original Heywood-Wakefield catalog images of Danish inspired living room, dining room, and bedroom furniture, including original catalog descriptions, model numbers, measurements, and current values.
Download or read book Antiques for Today s Interiors written by Genevieve Weaver and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the most modern home can become the perfect setting for antiques! Take a new look at ways to use furniture, decorative items, and artwork from bygone times to visually stunning effect. Often made of beautiful materials rarely used nowadays, they'll add texture and focus to any room. Make an exciting interior with the most unlikely mix of pieces, blend styles with confidence, and base design schemes around a single, special artifact. Includes insiders' tips on purchasing.
Download or read book Dictionary of Furniture written by Charles Boyce and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a comprehensive listing of entries from "Aalto, Hugo Alvar Henrik" to "Zui Weng Yi," Boyce illuminates readers about furniture styles, construction details, terminology, furniture designers, and design movements throughout history and throughout the world. Styles covered include European-inspired classical, baroque, pop, rococo, and modernist. This extensive guide will be helpful for furniture enthusiasts, historians, and those interested in redecorating their homes.
Download or read book Classic Herman Miller written by Leslie A. Piña and published by Schiffer Design Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Miller, the company that led the office furnishings revolution, is a name synonymous with the best modern residential and contract furniture. Classics by super-designers Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi and others can still be purchased from the Herman Miller for the Home collection. Their designs, plus others, are described here in detail and shown in color and black and white photographs, with original drawings by Nelson and the famous Frykholm picnic posters. A current price guide is included.
Download or read book The Connoisseur written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Field Guide to Antique Furniture written by Peter Philp and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizes explanatory diagrams and expert information to study the style, material, construction, decoration, finish, and relative value of all types of furniture dating from the late Middle Ages to 1940.
Download or read book Antiques for the Table written by Sheila Chefetz and published by Studio. This book was released on 1993 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In collaboration with photographer Joshua Greene (Lee Bailey's Country Weekends), journalist Shelia Chefetz presents a unique book that turns the dining experience into a feast for the senses. 250 full-color illustrations.
Download or read book Style Your Modern Vintage Home written by Kate Beavis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspirational book for all vintage enthusiasts, covering the 1920s to the 1990s. Encompasses every practical tip for buying, styling and restoring your vintage homewares, integrating them into your perfectly styled modern vintage home. A foreword by UK singer and actress, and vintage style icon, Paloma Faith.
Download or read book Liberty s Furniture 1875 1915 written by Daryl Bennett and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the key features and different styles of Liberty's furniture design.
Download or read book The Vintage Modern Home written by Katherine Sorrell and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tackling the tricky--and common--problem of combining furnishings of different styles and from various sources and periods, The vintage modern home demonstrates how to make the most of what you have in an achievable yet stylish way. Whether your furniture and accessories are prized antiques, second-hand discoveries or high-street pieces, this indispensable book describes how to bring together old and new, inexpensive and precious with both subtlety and flair.
Download or read book Fine Points of Furniture written by Albert Sack and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: The new fine points of furniture.1993.
