Furniture Design

<p><b>The comprehensive guide to furniture design— expanded and updated</b></p> <p>Furniture designers draw on a range of knowledge and disciplines to create their work. From history to theory to technology, <i>Furniture Design</i> offers a comprehensive survey of the essential craft- and practice-related aspects of furniture design.</p> <p>Generously illustrated with photographs and drawings—including a new color section—this <i>Second Edition</i> 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.</p> <p>The book explores:</p> <ul> <li>Furniture function and social use</li> <li>Form, spatial organization, and typological orders</li> <li>Structural integrity and composition</li> <li>Accessibility, universal design, human factors, and ergonomics</li> <li>The design process, from schematics through fabrication</li> <li>Materials, processes, and methods of fabrication</li> <li>Professional practice and marketing</li> <li>The history of furniture design, from prehistory to the digital age</li> </ul> <p>Complete with a glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography, <i>Furniture Design, Second Edition</i> is a one-stop resource that furniture designers will turn to regularly for the advice, guidance, and information needed to perform their craft.</p>