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eBay item number:361078737666
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country of Origin
- China
- Pages
- 208
- Personalize
- No
- Price Guide
- None
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Edition Description
- Blankemeyer
- Inscribed
- No
- Subject
- Home & Garden
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9780764317873
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764317873
ISBN-13
9780764317873
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2421124
Product Key Features
Book Title
Craft Furniture : the Legacy of the Human Hand
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Furniture
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Crafts & Hobbies
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
8.7 in
Item Weight
46.2 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-156071
Dewey Edition
21
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
749.213
Synopsis
For many people contentment and fulfillment are found through the skill of their own hands. The 29 craftspeople featured in this book have given up weekly paychecks, pensions, and security for freedom to create their own dreams. The result is beautiful furniture, each piece the unique product of the furniture maker's creativity and skill. Heavily illustrated with beautiful color photographs, this new book explores the lives and work of some of the most distinguished American furniture makers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Beginning with Wharton Esherick, James Krenov, Sam Maloof, and George Nakashima, who serve as the first generation of modern creators of craft furniture, it continues with 25 contemporary furniture makers who carry on the tradition today. A biography of each is given along with examples of their work.Today's hectic lifestyles and the increasing intrusion of technology are made bearable for many by the handcrafted furniture that provides balance and harmony in their homes. It offers meaning and comfort through the designs born out of the maker's heart, head, and hands. This book will delight and inspire designers, collectors, and anyone who loves handcrafted furniture., For many people contentment and fulfillment are found through the skill of their own hands. The 29 craftspeople featured in this book have given up weekly paychecks, pensions, and security for freedom to create their own dreams. The result is beautiful furniture, each piece the unique product of the furniture maker's creativity and skill. Heavily illustrated with beautiful color photographs, this new book explores the lives and work of some of the most distinguished American furniture makers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Beginning with Wharton Esherick, James Krenov, Sam Maloof, and George Nakashima, who serve as the first generation of modern creators of craft furniture, it continues with 25 contemporary furniture makers who carry on the tradition today. A biography of each is given along with examples of their work. Today's hectic lifestyles and the increasing intrusion of technology are made bearable for many by the handcrafted furniture that provides balance and harmony in their homes. It offers meaning and comfort through the designs born out of the maker's heart, head, and hands. This book will delight and inspire designers, collectors, and anyone who loves handcrafted furniture., Heavily illustrated with beautiful color photographs, this book explores the lives and work of 29 of the most distinguished American furniture makers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Beginning with Wharton Esherick, James Krenov, Sam Maloof, and George Nakashima, who serve as the first generation of modern creators of craft furniture, it continues with 25 contemporary furniture makers who carry on the tradition today. A biography of each is given along with examples of their work.
LC Classification Number
TT194.B55 2003
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- 2***j (2574)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseA+ Item as described in new condition with a good price with safe packaging and a fair shipping price and a quick delivery too. A pleasure to buy from this seller and would buy from again. Thank you, JD..Remington's No. 3 Hepburn by Tom Rowe (2013, Hardcover) - Includes all models (#362175742477)
- r***o (87)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem exactly as described, fast shipping time considering it came from the USA to Australia. Packaged well, would recommend this seller.
- w***l (386)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseWell-packed with good padding to protect the records in transit. Shipping prices were reasonable, and item arrived promptly, exactly as described! Excellent buying experience.Oscar Levant Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue 12" 78rpm Ormandy Columbia Masterwork (#236259138740)