Full Description
This sophisticated book shines a spotlight on the wide range and application of materials in use across the multitude of contemporary furniture designs around the world. Many furniture designers, interior designers, architects, and interior designers are seeking a stronger understanding of what there is to know about making successful modern furniture design decisions that enables them to provide creative and stylish furniture solutions that encompass the right materials and optimise spatial design, while delivering a beautiful aesthetic. Researched and written by two experts in the field of modern furniture design, Modern Furniture and Material Research offers a comprehensive analysis of the historical, economic, social, and cultural influences of various materials on the development of furniture across the early modern, late modern, and contemporary eras. The book also includes details on furniture production and application of materials, such as solid wood, bent wood, plywood, metal, synthetic materials, Chinese bamboo, cane, rattan, and cantilevered structures. Featuring more than 300 stunning full-colour photographs and illustrations, these pages offer a systematic and detailed account of material methodologies in furniture design worldwide. This is an essential book for every practitioner involved in spatial design.
Contents
Preface 1
Preface 2
Introduction: Modern Furniture Design and Materiality
Chapter 1: Solid Wood Furniture
Chapter 2: From Bent Wood to Plywood
Chapter 3: Metal Furniture
Chapter 4: Synthetic Materials in Modern Furniture
Chapter 5: Cantilevered Structures in Modern Furniture
Chapter 6: Chinese Bamboo and Rattan: Applications and Influences on Furniture
Bibliography
Epilogue
