Furniture-Makers And Consumers In England, 1754-1851 eBook

Design as Interaction. Covering the period from the publication of Thomas Chippendales The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Director 1754 to the Great Exhibition 1851, this book analyses the relationships between producer retailers and consumers of furniture and interior design, and explores what effect dialogues surrounding these transactions had on the standardisation of furniture production during this period. This study examines the role of pattern books and their readers the construction of taste and style through negotiation and daily interactions through showrooms and other services, to reveal the complexities of English