Furniture design : an introduction to development, materials and manufacturing / Stuart Lawson. by Lawson, Stuart (Lecturer on product design)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Exploring the content -- A survey of the development of furniture design: A cultural history of furniture design; Innovations in materials and manufacturing processes; Cité armchair by Jean Prouvé; DSR chair and DSW chair by Charles and Ray Eames; Aluminium group by Charles and Ray Eames; 606 Universal shelving system by Dieter Rams; Polypropylene chair by Robin Day; Action office system by Robert Propst and Jack Kelley; Tripp trapp chair by Peter Opsvick; Nomos desk by Norman Foster; Fantastic Plastic Elastic (FPE) chair by Ron Arad; Tom vac chair by Ron Arad; Aero bench by Alberto Lievore and Jeannette Altherr and Manel Molina; Mirra chair; Imprint chair by Johannes Foersom and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen; Currents series by Robert Reuter and Charles Rozier; Houdini chair by Stefan Diez; Diffrient world chair by Niels Diffrient; Hemp chair by Werner Aisslinger -- New furniture -- understanding innovation in contemporary furniture design: Visual language; Technical and functional innovation -- The design process -- Research for design: Researching the market; Primary research; Furniture systems that enhance communication and cooperation; The evolving nature of working at home -- Ergonomics, anthropometrics and spatial conventions: Furniture design: ergonomic and anthropometric focuses; Storage and workspace design; Seating design; Seating anthropometrics; Desks and work tables.…”
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Conservation of Furniture. by Umney, Nick

Table of Contents: “…Furniture history; Part 2: Materials; Chapter 2. Wood and wooden structures; Chapter 3. …”
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Texas furniture : the cabinetmakers and their work, 1840-1880. Volume 2 / by Lonn Taylor and David B. Warren ; foreword by Don Carleton. by Taylor, Lonn, 1940-2019

Table of Contents: “…Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Furniture of the Frontier: The Surviving Evidence; 1 Beds, Cribs, and Cradles; 2 Wardrobes; 3 Chests of Drawers; 4 Chairs and Stools; 5 Sofas, Settees, Benches, and Daybeds; 6 Tables and Stands; 7 Desks; 8 Cupboards; 9 Safes; 10 Miscellaneous Objects; A Checklist of Texas Cabinetmakers; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Furniture is disappearing / Gemma White. by White, Gemma

Table of Contents: “…-- This Is Love -- Friendship -- Melanie's Haphazard Technique -- Where I grew up -- The promise of future greatness -- The Kitchen Table -- Father's Breath -- Mum -- Elegy -- Photographs -- Pleasant Forgetting -- The End -- Now we are two -- Sonnet for my Lover -- Sorry Flowers -- Furniture is disappearing.…”
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Texas furniture : the cabinetmakers and their work, 1840-1880. by Lonn Taylor and David B. Warren ; foreword by Ima Hogg. by Taylor, Lonn, 1940-2019

Table of Contents: “…Mid-nineteenth-century Texas : the coast and the hinterland -- Cabinetmaking in the hinterland -- Furniture of the frontier : the surviving evidence -- Beds, cribs, and cradles -- Wardrobes -- Chests of drawers -- Chairs and stools -- Sofas, settees, benches, and day beds -- Tables and stands -- Desks -- Cupboards -- Safes -- A checklist of Texas cabinetmakers.…”
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Furniture farm going it alone as a solo proprietor / 4 Learning (Firm).

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Furniture Design by Jerzy Smardzewski. by Smardzewski, Jerzy

Table of Contents: “…The History of Furniture Construction -- Classification and Characteristics of Furniture -- Ergonomics of Furniture -- Introduction to Engineering Design of Furniture -- Technical Documentation -- Stiffness and Strength Analysis of Skeletal Furniture -- Stiffness and Strength Analysis of Case Furniture -- Stiffness and Strength Analysis of Upholstered Furniture.…”
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Furniture Manufacturing A Production Engineering Approach / by Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam. by Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran

Table of Contents: “…The furniture manufacturing industry -- Furniture Design and Innovation -- Furniture Manufacturing Systems -- Production Flow In Furniture Manufacturing -- Preparing The Furniture Parts -- Joints In Furniture.…”
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Fundamentals of Furniture Making.

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DIY furniture 2 : a step-by-step guide / Christopher Stuart ; design, Jason Ribeiro ; series design, Jon Allan ; senior editor, Peter Jones. by Stuart, Christopher

Subjects: “…Furniture making Amateurs' manuals.…”
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Furniture for interior design / Sam Booth and Drew Plunkett. by Booth, Sam

Table of Contents: “…Types of furniture : Off the shelf ; Reuses and recycling ; Bespoke ; Commissioned pieces -- Part 3. …”
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Good Bones, Great Pieces Lauren McGrath. by McGrath, Lauren

Subjects: “…Furniture.…”
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Egyptian Late New Kingdom Papyrus. by Hölzl, Regina

Subjects: “…Furniture, Ancient Egypt.…”
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Ancient Egyptian Furniture Volume II. by Killen, Geoffrey

Subjects: “…Furniture, Ancient Egypt.…”
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Ancient Egyptian Furniture Volume III. by Killen, Geoffrey

Table of Contents: “…An Analysis of Ramesside Furniture Used in Gurob and Memphis -- Chapter 3. Ramesside Furniture Forms -- Chapter 4. …”
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Trade Liberalizaton and the Canadian Furniture Industry. by Bond, David, E.

Subjects: “…Furniture industry and trade Canada.…”
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Interior Design Project: Furniture Styles.

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The woodwright's apprentice : twenty favorite projects from the Woodright's shop / by Roy Underhill ; with drawings & photographs by the author. by Underhill, Roy

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Haga Usted mismo 25 nuevos modelos de estanterías / Joaquim Vilargunter Muñoz. by Vilargunter Muñoz, Joaquim

Subjects: “…Shelving (Furniture)…”
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Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry : Global Restructuring. by Walcott, Susan M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Structure of the Furniture Industry -- CHAPTER 3. How the Industry Operates -- CHAPTER 4. …”
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