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The comprehensive guide to furniture design-- expanded and updated
Furniture designers draw on a range of knowledge and disciplines to create their work. From history to theory to technology, Furniture Design offers a comprehensive survey of the essential craft- and practice-related aspects of furniture design.
Generously illustrated with photographs and drawings--including a new color section--this Second Edition features updated coverage of material specifications, green design, digital design, and fabrication technologies. It also features twenty-five case studies of furniture design that represent a broad selection of works, designers, and techniques, including recent designs produced within the last decade.
The book explores:
Furniture function and social use
Form, spatial organization, and typological orders
Structural integrity and composition
Accessibility, universal design, human factors, and ergonomics
The design process, from schematics through fabrication
Materials, processes, and methods of fabrication
Professional practice and marketing
The history of furniture design, from prehistory to the digital age
Complete with a glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography, Furniture Design, Second Edition is a one-stop resource that furniture designers will turn to regularly for the advice, guidance, and information needed to perform their craft.
Autorentext
JIM POSTELL is Professor in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He has taught design studio and seminar courses for thirty years and maintains an active design practice. He is the coauthor of Materiality and Interior Construction.
Klappentext
The comprehensive guide to furniture design— expanded and updated
Furniture designers draw on a range of knowledge and disciplines to create their work. From history to theory to technology, Furniture Design offers a comprehensive survey of the essential craft- and practice-related aspects of furniture design.
Generously illustrated with photographs and drawings—including a new color section—this Second Edition features updated coverage of material specifications, green design, digital design, and fabrication technologies. It also features twenty-five case studies of furniture design that represent a broad selection of works, designers, and techniques, including recent designs produced within the last decade.
The book explores:
Zusammenfassung
The comprehensive guide to furniture design expanded and updated
Furniture designers draw on a range of knowledge and disciplines to create their work. From history to theory to technology, Furniture Design offers a comprehensive survey of the essential craft- and practice-related aspects of furniture design.
Generously illustrated with photographs and drawingsincluding a new color sectionthis Second Edition features updated coverage of material specifications, green design, digital design, and fabrication technologies. It also features twenty-five case studies of furniture design that represent a broad selection of works, designers, and techniques, including recent designs produced within the last decade.
The book explores:
Inhalt
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Foreword xix
Foreword to the First Edition xxi
Chapter 1 Introduction to Furniture Design 1
Furniture 2
Design 8
Furniture + Design + (X) = Furniture Design 10
Data Visualization: Mapping Data from Research 12
Chapter 2 Function and Social Use 19
Human Body Supports 20
Sitting, Working, Resting, and Sleeping 20
Squatting and Sitting 23
Activities: Eating, Reading, Typing, and Writing 25
Containing: Storing, Displaying, and Organizing 27
Defining Space: Enclosing, Shaping, and Partitioning 28
Classifications Based on Social Use 29
Health-care Furniture: For Those Who Need Assistance 30
Hospitality Furniture: Restaurants, Lobbies, and Reception Areas 32
Institutional Furniture: Education 34
Multifunctional Furniture: Sit-Work, Sit-Sleep, and Store-Display 35
Office Furniture: Ergonomic Seating, Workstations, and Systems Furniture 37
Recreational Furniture: Play, Leisure, and Outdoor Furnishings 38
Religious (Liturgical) Furniture: Altars, Arks, and Minbars 40
Residential Furniture: Social Gathering, Resting, Dining, and Organizing 43
Retail Furniture: Displaying, Storing, Transactions, and Sales 46
Storage Furniture: Containing, Organizing, and Accessing 47
Chapter 3 Form, Spatial Organization, and Typological Orders 51
Form 51
Angular 56
Composite 56
Curvilinear 57
Orthogonal 58
Sectional/Modular 58
Spatial Organization 60
Centralized 61
Clustered 62
Grids 63
Linear 64
Radial 65
Typological Orders 66
Assembly Required (Ready-to-Assemble and Knock-Down) 66
Built-In/Stationary 67
Freestanding 67
Inflatable 68
Mechanical (Transformative Pieces) 69
Movable 72
Summary 74
Chapter 4 Furniture Case Studies 75
Overview of Furniture Case Studies 75
700400 BCE Greek Klismos chair 76
12001800 CE European coffer 78
17451750 French Rococo commode 80
17541780 Chippendale chair 82
18551859 Café chair, Model No. 14 84
19171918 Red-Blue chair 86
1922 Blocs Screen 88
1925 Wassily club chair, Model No. B301 90
1928 Siège à Dossier Basculant (B301) 92
19321933 Stools 60/65 94
19491950 Eames Storage Unit (ESU) 96
19501954 Antony chair 98
1951 Wire side chair 100
1968 Action Office 102
1987 Ghost chair 104
1992 Cross Check armchair 106
1993 Trinidad chair 108
1994 Living units 110
19941995 Aeron chair 112
1999 The Block 114
2000 Pathways 116
20032004 Jimmy's Buffet 118
2004 Knit chair 120
2006 Araneae coffee table 122
2011 Modular Vitrine System 124
Lessons from the 25 Furniture Case Studies 126
Chapter 5 Furniture Design Theory 129
Inquiry 129
Systems Theory 131
Firmitas, Utilitas, and Venustas 133
Firmitas 133
Utilitas 137
Anthropometrics 139
General Body Characteristics and Dimensions 141
Ergonomics 142
Posture 145
Proxemics 147
Venustas 150
Beauty 150
Geometry 152
Proportion 152
Modernism 154
Built Form and Culture 155
New Formalism: Theories of Digital Form 158
Chapter 6 Design 161
Design Principles 163
Balance: Structural and Visual, Symmetry and Asymmetry 163
Continu…