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English
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Legendary architects and designers Charles and Henry Greene created a uniquely American style in the Arts & Crafts tradition, and this book combines a detailed understanding of their design aesthetic with specific shop instructions for re-creating their works. Filled with step-by-step instructions, extensive illustrations, and full-color photographs, the book features several full projects for making replica Greene & Greene furniture complete with...
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Language
English
Description
This well-known reference work has been consulted by generations of collectors, curators, dealers, historians, and craftsmen, and it remains in use decades after its initial publication. Photographs and measured drawings of the most striking furniture pieces of the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries constitute the major part of the book; the accompanying text indicates stylistic features and developments, prototypes, types of wood, function, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
"With clear instructions illustrated by more than 900 step-by-step photographs, the five projects included here are designed to teach all of the techniques and skills you need to reupholster any piece of furniture to suit your own taste and style."--www.Amazon.com.
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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 52 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color with black & white sequences.
Language
English
Description
Ingvar Kamprad was born in 1926 in småland, a Swedish deprived region. A small shopkeeper in the 50s, he quickly understands the world is changing: the industry is imposing its economic model everywhere. An economic model he will apply on furniture. With Ikea, furniture is manufactured in factories, practical, cheap and easy to transport. Besides, this is the company motto: FSE for Functional, Shape and easy to produce. Kamprad brings this concept...
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Language
English
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Build stylish and functional furniture from salvaged materials. This innovative guide presents dozens of strategies for upcycling scrap cardboard, metal, plastic, or wood into dependable shelving units, sturdy tables, and fun lamps. With directions for 35 easy and inexpensive projects that include a Cardboard Cantilever Chair, a License Plate Bowl, a Conduit Coatrack, and much more, you'll be inspired to start filling your home with unique high-style...
6) Practical design solutions and strategies: key advice for sound construction from Fine woodworking
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Publisher
The Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
185 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Betterway Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
212 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The book begins with a chapter of detailed descriptions and illustrations of a variety of furniture styles - such as Shaker, Queen Anne, and Arts and Crafts - and describes the characteristics that define each style. A summary of the evolution of furniture designs, written in plain language, provides you with a historical perspective of each style's purpose and aesthetic value. That section gives you design ideas and helps get your creative juices...
10) 20thC furniture
Author
Publisher
Carlton Books
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
256 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Downtown Bookworks Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Parents who appreciate architecture and modern design will get a kick out of sharing their passion with little ones. From Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater to Knoll furniture to Noguchi sculptures, Baby's First Eames makes timeless structures and styles fun and accessible for aesthetes of all ages.
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