Furniture Design
ISBN: 9781118090787 | 1118090780
Edition: 2ndFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 11/6/2012
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A new edition of the most comprehensive book on the craft and business of furniture design, this essential studio companion covers history, theory, human factors and ergonomics, materials, tools and methods of fabrication, and professional practice issues.
New edition of the most comprehensive book introducing the craft and business of furniture design encompasses the history, theory, human factors and ergonomics, materials, tools and methods of fabrication, and professional practice issues. Featuring a total of 30... MORE
New edition of the most comprehensive book introducing the craft and business of furniture design encompasses the history, theory, human factors and ergonomics, materials, tools and methods of fabrication, and professional practice issues. Featuring a total of 30... MORE
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Chapter 1. Introduction to Furniture Design
Chapter 2. Function and Social Use
Chapter 3. Form, Spatial Organizations, and Typological Orders
Chapter 4. Furniture Case Studies
Chapter 5. Furniture Design Theory
Chapter 6. Design
Chapter 7. Materials
Chapter 8. Processes and Methods of Fabrication
Chapter 9. Professional Practice and Marketing
Chapter 10. Historical Overview
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
JIM POSTELL is Professor in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He has taught design studio and seminar courses for thirty years and maintains an active design practice. He is the coauthor of Materiality and Interior Construction.
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