The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director
Author : Thomas Chippendale
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 1762
Category : Cabinetwork
ISBN :
Chippendale's Director: A Manifesto of Furniture Design
Author : Morrison H. Heckscher
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 10,16 MB
Release : 2018-05-14
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1588396479
Book Description
Published to coincide with the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Chippendale, England’s most famous cabinetmaker, this issue of the Bulletin addresses the history of Chippendale works at The Met. Morrison H. Heckscher recounts the designer’s meteoric rise from rural obscurity to the heights of the London luxury trade, crediting that remarkable success to the publication of the Chippendale Director, an instructive book on furniture design and ornament. The text analyzes the Museum’s rare collection of drawings by Chippendale, revealing a gifted and highly imaginative designer who mastered what today would be called branding. Illustrating a wide selection of the Director drawings alongside furniture inspired by the Director or actually made in Chippendale’s shop, this Bulletin features works of art that attest to the museum’s century-long infatuation with drawing, prints, books, and furniture in the Chippendale style.
The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide
Author : George Hepplewhite
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 29,11 MB
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486142671
Book Description
Magnificent reproduction of 1788 folio of Hepplewhite furnishings. Classic, highly valued work depicts chairs, stools, sofas, sideboards, beds, pedestals, desks, bookcases, tables, chests of drawers, wardrobes, fire screens, and many other items. 128 plates.
Factory Man
Author : Beth Macy
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0316231568
Book Description
The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business. The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian competition hit, and ultimately Bassett was forced to send its production overseas. One man fought back: John Bassett III, a shrewd and determined third-generation factory man, now chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co, which employs more than 700 Virginians and has sales of more than $90 million. In Factory Man, Beth Macy brings to life Bassett's deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a host of characters from an industry that was as cutthroat as it was colorful. As she shows how he uses legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and sheer grit and cunning to save hundreds of jobs, she also reveals the truth about modern industry in America.
Thomas Chippendale
Author : Adam Bowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1784424757
Book Description
For at least 150 years, Thomas Chippendale has been synonymous with beautifully made eighteenth-century furniture in a variety of styles – Rococo, Chinese, Gothic and Neoclassical. Born in Otley, Yorkshire, in 1718, Chippendale rose to fame because of his revolutionary design book, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, published in 1754. That same year he set up his famous workshops in St Martin's Lane, creating some of the most magnificent furniture ever made in Britain. This beautifully illustrated history focuses on Britain's most famous furniture maker and designer, including the worldwide phenomenon 'Chippendale style' that became popular in Europe, North America and Asia after his death in 1779. Today, his influence lives on with the ongoing production of 'Chippendale' furniture, while the eighteenth-century originals are selling for millions at auction.
Extravagant Inventions
Author : Wolfram Koeppe
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 35,9 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Design
ISBN : 1588394743
Book Description
Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Extravagant Inventions: the Princely Furniture of the Roentgens" on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 30, 2102, through January 27, 2013.
The Man's Guide to Women
Author : John Gottman
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 21,65 MB
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1623361850
Book Description
Results from world-renowned relationship expert John Gottman’s famous Love Lab have proven an incredible truth: Men make or break relationships. Based on 40 years of research, The Man’s Guide to Women unlocks the mystery of how to attract, satisfy, and succeed with a woman for a lifetime. For the first time ever, there is a science-based answer to the age-old question: What do women really want in a man? Dr. Gottman, author of the New York Times bestseller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, and his wife and collaborator, clinical psychologist Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, have pored over the research along with bestselling coauthors Douglas Abrams and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD. Together, they have written this definitive guide for men, providing answers on everything from how to approach a woman and build a connection with her to how to truly satisfy her in bed and know when the relationship is on the right track. The Man’s Guide to Women is a must-have playbook for how to play—and win—the game of love.
Chippendale Furniture Designs - From the Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers' Director 1762
Author : R. W. Symonds
Publisher : Klempner Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 21,9 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1447435362
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author : Brian Selznick
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 13,49 MB
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1407166573
Book Description
An orphan and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy train station. He desperately believes a broken automaton will make his dreams come true. But when his world collides with an eccentric girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life are put in jeopardy. Turn the pages, follow the illustrations and enter an unforgettable new world!
The Furniture Bible
Author : Christophe Pourny
Publisher : Artisan
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 11,1 MB
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1579656455
Book Description
A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for Beginners A Library Journal Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father’s atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture—from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny’s favorite techniques—ceruse, vernis anglais,and water gilding, among many others—with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more.
