Furniture history

We took our post that broke down each major decor style and converted it into this handy-dandy infographic for you:

Vitra has a new 90-minute documentary out called Chair Times, going through 150+ years of amazing design of the humble chair.

Wooden stools, flamboyant Renaissance chairs, or chic and modern sitting furniture - this infographic from The Furniture Market guides you through the history of perching and parking in style.

Finding the perfect antique is one thing, taking care of it can be another. In his new book, The Furniture Bible, expert furniture restorer Christophe Pourny tells you everything you need to know about furniture care, from fixing scratches to DIY restoration projects. Here, he talks about how to treat six 1stdibs items in particular, including solving the issues that most commonly arise.

History of iconic chairs that rocked the industrial and interior design world. A3 Risograph poster print illustration by Haus der Riso - available to buy at our online shop. Vintage style, signed and numbered by the artist.

Well here it finally is - the third and final installment of Regency Furniture from Ackermann's Repository. This post will cover the furniture items from Series 3 which were published from 1823-1828. One of my favorites from AR Series III - Ser3 v11 1828 furniture plate 35 - Sofa Sadly, 1828 was the last year Ackermann's Repository was published; but what a bounty of images they provided in their 20 years of publication. It's been a true pleasure posting about them and I hope you've enjoyed…

E:The creators of the Empire style were... French architects Charles Percier and Pierre François Louis Fontaine. They designed the furniture and decor of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. They issued the "Palais maisons et autres edifices de Rome moderne" (1802, Paris) and "Residences des souverains" (1833, Paris) in which it concluded assumptions style. Empire was modeled on the architectural elements of Roman, Greek and Egyptian. For the style it was characteristic of symmetry, monumentality…

Like the other organised ‘Pages’ on this site, this collection is ongoing and meant to be added to as I have more examples. Although entitled ‘furniture’ it also includes related things such as a s…

PIET MONDRIAN (1872 – 1944) - painter Jan-Jun2010 Composition 10 with Yellow, Blue, and Red, Simplified compositions straight lines – vertical, horizontal square & rectangular forms primary colours – red, blue and yellow primary values – black, white and grey asymmetrical geometrical form and shape with very technical construction Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red, Composition II with Yellow, Blue, and Red, 1930 history02/rudi