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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.
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.
€68.99
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface xiiiAcknowledgments 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
Circa l’autore
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.
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 416 ● ISBN 9781118353158 ● Dimensione 40.1 MB ● Casa editrice John Wiley & Sons ● Pubblicato 2012 ● Edizione 2 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2570947 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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