Furniture category: 244 books

Sara Kristoffersson's compelling study provides the first sustained critical history of IKEA. Kristoffersson argues that the company's commercial success has been founded on a neat alignment of the brand with a particular image of Swedish national identity – one that is bound up with ideas of social...

As a cultivated form of invention, product design is a deeply human phenomenon that enables us to shape, modify and alter the world around us – for better or worse. The recent emergence of the sustainability imperative in product design compels us to recalibrate the parameters of good design in...

Appreciate the understated glamour and traditional comfort in this collection of the most excellent examples of timeless Korean architecture. Hanok: The Korean House provides new insights on the stylish traditional Korean homes that are experiencing a resurgence of popularity in Seoul today....

Designer and merchant, collector and tastemaker, Thomas O’Brien has made a career of translating cool notions of modernism into an easy and generous array of modern styles that anyone can attain. Now he introduces readers to a range of those styles—from casual to formal, vintage to urban—alongside...

A Consumerís Guide To The Advantages of the Memory Foam Mattress, Helping You Choose the Right One,  Accessories, Pillows and Why You Should Get a Memory Foam Mattress.  

Ever wondered why your ceiling is shaped like the arches in a gothic cathedral? Or why your offi ce building looks so different from its neighboring counterparts? The ABC of Style invites you to explore the many different architectural and decorative interior styles from their ancient origins to the...

From the 1920s through the 1950s, two individuals, Joseph Urban and Norman Bel Geddes, did more, by far, to create the image of “America” and make it synonymous with modernity than any of their contemporaries. Urban and Bel Geddes were leading Broadway stage designers and directors who turned their...

Making Relocation a Breeze: A Guide For Planning and Executing a No Hassle Relocaton This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Things To Consider When Planning A Relocation Chapter 2: Managing a relocation sale Chapter 3: Getting Proper Estimates For Relocation Chapter...

Companies with products to sell make all kinds of promises, hoping to snare potential buyers. Author Georgiann Baldino shows how one family took an implied promise of happiness at face value then worked hard to make all their wishes come true. Join Georgiann as she traces one family's success over 60 years.

Publishers Weekly Review This basic guide to oriental rugs is organized to the advantage of the novice collector. A comprehensive section describes and illustrates the 41 most common motifs (geometric, floral and medallion styles and their variations) and the geographic areas where these motifs are...

Mucchi di oggetti inutili in garage e nello sgabuzzino; pile di fogli sulla scrivania; cumuli di e-mail senza risposta; abiti mai indossati sono tutte cose che trasmettono un senso di soffocamento e che contribuiscono a far stagnare la nostra energia. Come liberarsi dal superfluo e vivere felici aiuta...

In this memoir/design book, Emmerling takes her readers sleuthing and partying at Round Top antiques fair; reminisces on her days at Mademoiselle, House Beautiful and other top magazines; shares oodles of her favorite things; and shares personal, fresh country decorating in her own home and those...

With the increasing disappearance of stained glass in medieval churches, the surviving wood carvings on church misericords and bench ends are extremely important in providing an insight into the medieval mind. The carved images were often used to convey the messages of the Christian faith in the Middle...

**Build a bunkbed in the morning and a water blaster in the afternoon, with PVC and Pipe Engineer, even advanced projects are easy with the right know-how! ** PVC and iron pipes used to be hidden deep inside the crawlspaces in your house, serving purely utilitarian needs. But not anymore!...