Whether it's the Eames chair, a Noguchi lamp, a Knoll table or a dresser designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the best furniture is timeless and comfortable, utilitarian and unique. Each of the more than 450 four-color images featured in this compact volume possess all these qualities and more. Classics from Philippe Starck, van der Rohem, Le Corbusier, and Maurer and Aalto are depicted side by side with work from today's most exciting designers, such as Jorge Pensi, Marco Sousa Santos, Waldemar Rothe, Roberto Giacomucci, and more. From chairs, tables, sideboards and highboys to beds, lamps, desks, and bookcases, this portable volume is not only a comprehensive survey of the world's finest furniture, but a tremendous resource for anyone looking for extraordinary items that make ordinary life more enjoyable.
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How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe, ISBN 1861264941
How to Restore Antique Furniture is a hands-on guide to the care and repair of a range of furniture types. Beginning with a history of furniture construction, which introduces the techniques to be found in pieces from various periods, the book discusses the qualities and applications of most common wood types, offering advice on tools and accessories. Among the topics covered are: dismantling furniture; removing old nails, screws, and glue; repairing dowel, knuckle, mortise, and tenon joints; mending damaged turnings; tackling veneers and marquetry; and restoring glass, keys, and locks.
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Building Furniture for Country Living
7Covers a broad range of techniques making this book a great guide for woodworkers whow want to learn about furniture making7Country furniture is comfort furniture that will help the reader recreate their home environmentThis book contains all the instruction needed to make 15 country-comfort furniture projects that will add warmth and style to any home. Compiled from furniture makers with decades of experience, this book features furniture designs that will teach any aspiring furniture maker all the essential techniques and design considerations needed to make furniture. Complete with step-by-step photos with captions, measured drawings, and complete cutting and hardware lists, woodworkers will find everything they need to make their own comfort furniture within these pages. Contributing builders include Glen Huey, Kerry Pierce, Bill Hylton and more.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
From "five-finger discount" to "forty-rod whiskey," this is an authoritative and up-to-date record of slang throughout the English-speaking world.
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Inspired by China: Contemporary Furnituremakers Explore Chinese Traditions
Focuses on a group of leading studio furniture artists whose response to the forms, materials, techniques, and meaning of China's rich furniture traditions reveals the creative power of an exchange in art and culture. This graceful book showcases furniture produced by 22 American, Canadian, and Chinese studio furniture makers for the Peabody Essex Museum.
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