Furniture Design

The comprehensive guide to furniture design-- expandedand updated
Furniture designers draw on a range of knowledge and disciplinesto create their work. From history to theory to technology,Furniture Design offers a comprehensive survey of theessential craft- and practice-related aspects of furnituredesign.
Generously illustrated with photographs anddrawings--including a new color section--this SecondEdition features updated coverage of material specifications,green design, digital design, and fabrication technologies. It alsofeatures twenty-five case studies of furniture design thatrepresent 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, andergonomics
* 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 digitalage
Complete with a glossary of terms and a comprehensivebibliography, Furniture Design, Second Edition is a one-stopresource that furniture designers will turn to regularly for theadvice, guidance, and information needed to perform theircraft.