Elements of Fuiture Design: Principles and History of Fuiture Design with Analysis of Fuiture Made by Thomas Day

by: Scott Coley (Author)

Publisher: Schiffer

Publication Date: 2024/4/28

Language: English

Print Length: 256 pages

ISBN-10: 0764367463

ISBN-13: 9780764367465

Book Description

A comprehensive look at the history, elements of construction, and all the steps in fuiture design from an expert in the industry. Elements of Fuiture Design is a resource of information gathered from 30 years of working as a professional fuiture designer. These elements of design are essential, and there is no other resource where they are available in one place. The reader will gain a comprehensive knowledge of how fuiture is designed, and can use this information to create new and exciting design concepts. This knowledge is provided in four sections: • A brief history and quick designer references (woods, veneers, wood joinery, comfort, architectural references, and drawing tools) • Illustrating fuiture construction • Historic oament used on fuiture (molding, tuing, carving) • The typical design process with a new client The work of cabinetmaker Thomas Day (a free man of color in the South in the mid-1800s) is used to tie the story together, and the reader will lea trade secrets of fuiture design that have been lost to outsourcing and offshore manufacture.

About the Author

A comprehensive look at the history, elements of construction, and all the steps in fuiture design from an expert in the industry. Elements of Fuiture Design is a resource of information gathered from 30 years of working as a professional fuiture designer. These elements of design are essential, and there is no other resource where they are available in one place. The reader will gain a comprehensive knowledge of how fuiture is designed, and can use this information to create new and exciting design concepts. This knowledge is provided in four sections: • A brief history and quick designer references (woods, veneers, wood joinery, comfort, architectural references, and drawing tools) • Illustrating fuiture construction • Historic oament used on fuiture (molding, tuing, carving) • The typical design process with a new client The work of cabinetmaker Thomas Day (a free man of color in the South in the mid-1800s) is used to tie the story together, and the reader will lea trade secrets of fuiture design that have been lost to outsourcing and offshore manufacture.