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Furniture Design
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Building With Books 
 This site offers an alternative for disposing of undesirable books: build them into furniture. The site documents the exhibition of lamps, umbrella stands, picture frames, and related objects, along with "photographs of the process, [and] publicity posters." The project was the result of a classroom and library collaboration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). http://courses.csail.mit.edu/iap/bookbuild/art.html Topics: Crafts, Environment, Home & Housing, Librarianship, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Technology Last updated Jul 11, 2007 A Century of Chairs
This site "shows how the design of the chair has evolved from Michael Thonet's invention of mass-manufactured furniture in the late 1800s and the early Modern Movement chairs of the early 1900s to the technologically advanced chairs of today." Browse annotated images by decades starting with the late 1800s to see chairs designed by Josef Hoffmann, Marcel Breuer, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Charles and Ray Eames, Philippe Starck, and others. From the Design Museum, London. http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/online/a-century-of-chairs Topics: Crafts, Home & Housing Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
A directory of "electronic resources of the decorative arts, with a particular focus on Early America. Included are electronic texts and journals, image databases, and information on organizations, museums and research facilities." Created and maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://decorativearts.library.wisc.edu/ Topics: Crafts, Home & Housing Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Herman Miller Consortium
This site provides access to historical images of the archives of Herman Miller, Inc., which "began in 1923 as a manufacturer of residential furniture. Over the years, the company has become a leader in design and manufacture of modern furniture for both home and office." Searchable; or browse the collection, which features images of furniture designed by Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde, and others. From The Henry Ford museum. http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=hmcc Topics: Crafts, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Feb 3, 2009 Maloof on Maloof
Images of work and quotes on design, woodworking, craft, and function from "America's most widely admired contemporary furniture craftsman." Includes video of Maloof in Action . From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/maloof/ Topics: Crafts, Home & Housing, Home & Housing Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Paul Tuttle Design
An exhibit of 17 images of chairs, tables, and an easel, designed by Paul Tuttle from 1970 through 1997. Includes brief information about the designer. From the University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara. http://www.uam.ucsb.edu/Pages/tuttle_preview Topics: Crafts, Home & Housing, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Rocking Chairs History
Illustrated history of rocking chairs. Covers origins ("We all know that the rocking chair is a distinctly American passion, its origins, however, are less clear."), precursors (such as the Swedish gungstol and British Windsor rocker), and modern and contemporary chairs (such as Thonet bentwood rockers, Eames rocking chairs, and an Italian rocking stool). Also includes images of rocking chairs from a 2002 design competition. From Designboom. http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/rocking/origin.html Topics: Crafts, Home & Housing Last updated May 1, 2008 Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008
Companion website to this 2008 exhibit about the "stylistic movement known as rococo, which began in eighteenth-century France, [and] has infused design objects with a sinuous, organic, and sensuous impulse for three centuries." Browse images and essays by time period (1700s to 2000s), location (such as America and France), and material (porcelain, silver, wood, and works on paper). From the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. http://rococo.cooperhewitt.org/ Topics: Art, Crafts Last updated Sep 16, 2008 Senate Chamber Desks
This presentation features historical details about the U.S. Senate chamber desks. "The Senate purchased 48 desks for its chamber in 1819, adding desks as new states joined the Union. To date, more than 1,600 senators have occupied these historic desks." Features a Senate seating plan, an interactive timeline of the evolution of the desks, and "desk history & mystery" (which includes a section about the so-called "Candy Desk"). From the U.S. Senate. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/special/Desks/default.cfm Topics: Crafts, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Jan 8, 2007 The Stickley Museum
Website for this New York museum created to portray the history of the Stickley furniture company, which originated with Arts and Crafts furniture designer Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) and his four brothers. Features brief background about each brother, a family tree of Stickley companies, gallery of shopmarks, and collection highlights, including mission and colonial revival furniture. http://www.stickleymuseum.com/ Topics: Crafts, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Verner Panton
This online museum "contains the complete works of Verner Panton (1926-1998)," a 20th-century Danish furniture and interior designer known for creating inflatable furniture and the single molded plastic Panton chair. Find images of designs for seating, lighting, wall elements, fabric, and interior environments. From enthusiasts. http://www.vernerpanton.com/ Topics: Crafts, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Apr 23, 2009 |
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