| Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
"Furniture Design is a comprehensive guide and resource for furniture designers. Primarily written for students, it discusses pioneering contemporary and historical designs, whilst also providing in-depth answers to designers' questions, about function, materials, manufacturing and sustainability, integrating guidance on all of these subjects in one easily accessible book."--Page 4 of cover. |
| 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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Design-process skill set -- concept development and testing: Drawing; Concept sketching; Presentation and definition; CAD-modelling software; Modelling, prototyping and testing; Stefan Diez's Houdini Chair for e15; Konstantin Grcic's Myto Chair for Plank; Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's Vegetal for Vitra; Tests and standards -- Materials, manufacturing and sustainability -- Material-and manufacturing-led design -- case studies: Pressed chair by Harry Thaler; Sayl chair by Yves Béhar; Hiroshima chairs by Naoto Fukasawa; Ovidio table by Francisco Gomez Paz; Nobody chair by Komplot; Myto chair Part II by Konstantin Grcic; Gubi chair by Komplot; FiDU by Oskar Zieta; Nomad table by Jorre van Ast; PS Ellan chair by Chris Martin; Woodware by Max Lamb -- Ethics and sustainability -- Materials, manufacturing and assembly: Metals; Aluminium alloys; Brass; Iron; Carbon steels; Titanium; Zinc; Metal finishes; Metal manufacturing processes; Joining metal; Plastics (polymers); Wood; Upholstery, structural fabrics and weaving; Design; Techniques; Materials; Structural textiles; Concrete -- Acknowledgements. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Furniture design.
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Furniture design. |
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Industrial design.
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Industrial design. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1780671202 9781780671208 |
| ISBN |
1780672128 (electronic book) |
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9781780672120 (electronic book) |
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9781785391637 |
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1785391631 |
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1780671202 (paperback) |
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9781780671208 (paperback) |
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