[electronic resource]

Furniture Design

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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.

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English

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9781118353189

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ARCHITECTURE 

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