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The World of Biedermeier by Linda Chase, ISBN 0500510555
Biedermeier furniture and interior design are recognized today as the first great flowering of haute bourgeois taste in interior design. Biedermeier is a style with great range, from austere to sumptuous, but it is never ostentatious in its celebration of comfort, domestic intimacy, and practicality. Beginning in the early nineteenth century, these bourgeois ideals in design were pursued by a wide range of society from the Hapsburgs and Hohenzollern to the middle class, from Middle Europe to Italy, yet Biedermeier's innate classicism, its lyrical yet elegant forms, have made it an influential inspiration in our own time.
The World of Biedermeier celebrates the elements of a wonderfully appealing style -- the furniture, decorative elements, paintings, crystal, porcelain, fabrics -- as no other recent book on furniture and design. Created out of an enraptured obsession with Biedermeier -- shared by Karl Kemp, the renowned antiques dealer, and Linda Chase, the noted interior designer and...
The World of Biedermeier by Linda Chase, ISBN 0500510555
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Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute by Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio, ISBN 0815681275
American furniture explore the artistic influences on the makers and designers. Each piece offers insightful new research into stylistic influences, manufacturing techniques, and the complex nature of the furniture trade. The essays are complemented with period photographs and detailed images.
Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute by Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio, ISBN 0815681275
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Designing Furniture
"Designing Furniture covers every step in the design process from inspiration to construction strategy, including learning from established styles, creating plans for unique furniture, and choosing among construction options. the practical, process-oriented approach makes the subject accessible to woodworkers with no formal design training.
Designing Furniture
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Shopping for Furniture: A Consumer's Guide
Of critical interest to anyone considering a major furniture purchase, this guide seeks to make consumers experts on buying residential furniture by focusing on informed purchasing and shopping for value, not simply price.
Shopping for Furniture: A Consumer's Guide
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