Furniture Design

Furniture Design is a most comprehensive introduction to the craft and business of furniture design. It encompasses the history, theory, human factors and ergonomics, materials, tools and methods of fabrication, and professional practice issues. This invaluable survey should be on the bookshelf of every furniture designer.

List of contents

Acknowledgements.Foreword by John Pile.Preface.1. Introduction to Furniture Design.2. Function and Social Use.3. Form, Spatial Organization, and other Typological Orders.4. Furniture Case Studies.5. Furniture Design Theory.6. Design.7. Materials.8. Fabrication.9. Professional Practice and Marketing.10. Historical Overview.Glossary.Index.Bibliography.Footnotes, Endnotes, and References.

Product details

• Authors: James C. Postell, Jim Postell
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.08.2007
• EAN: 9780471727965
• ISBN: 978-0-471-72796-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Möbeldesign