Designers Guide to Furniture Styles
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Winner of the ASID Educational Foundation Joel Polsky Prize, 1999 The American Society of Interior Designers This book profiles the history of the development of various furniture styles, exploring the evolution of style in the context of the architectural setting, interior design, and decorative arts of each period. It presents a complete timeline—correlating political and cultural events to the development of furniture, architecture, and artistic movements—and considers the social, political, and economic factors that influence design trends and individual taste.
I. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS. 1. The Ancient World. 2. Classical Greece and Rome. 3. The Middle Ages. II. THE MODERN WORLD. 4. The Renaissance Period, 15th and 16th Centuries. 5. The Baroque Period, 17th Century. 6. The Rococo Period, 18th Century. 7. The Neoclassic Period, Late 18th and Early 19th Century. 8. The Victorian Period, 19th Century. 9. The Modern Movement, 20th Century. 10. Non-Western and Regional Styles. III. FURNITURE TECHNOLOGY. 11. Furniture Design and Construction. Glossary. Methodology and Works Consulted. Index.
