Featuring 30 designs by leading designer-makers from around the world DIY Furniture shows you how to use simple techniques to make stunning designer furniture from scratch. All the projects can be easily assembled using the step-by-step guides from common materials which can be found at the local hardware store. Along with designs for seating and storage, the book also features projects for making your own bed, wardrobe, lighting and garden furniture. Each project features hand-drawn diagrams with short, easy-to-follow instructions on how to build the piece. Whether building from scratch or customising existing designs, DIY Furniture allows you to create unique designer pieces at a fraction of the normal cost. Brief biographies of all the featured designers are included at the end of the book.
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Christopher Stuart is an industrial designer and artist based in Indianapolis. He runs Luur Design (www.luurdesign.com). He was formerly Senior Industrial Designer at Thomson Consumer Electronics and has been a consultant for brands such as Panasonic, Cisco, Philips, and Heinz.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By kattyface
Format:Paperback
As an avid DIY-er, I'm always looking for innovative ways to modify existing and recycled materials to create a unique and cost effective product for my home. This book fell short of my expectations in many ways. I'm sorry to write such a criticism, but:
1. The aesthetic of 95% of these projects is downright terrible. Using basic materials like pipe, concrete and pine wood is fine, as long as the end result is an interesting modification of these materials. In this book, however, all you're getting is tables and chairs made from copper and PVC pipes that literally just look like you're sitting on pipes. Not interesting, not attractive - like first year design student projects.
2. The design direction of this book somehow implies that projects will be affordable, but it's plain to see that if they gave you project costs, you wouldn't pursue most of these projects - the price to result ratio wouldn't be worth it.
3. Although the book is DIY, many of the projects require space, specialty materials, and/or equipment one probably doesn't have.
There are only three mildly interesting projects in this book. There are a few novel ideas, like a folding chaise lounge for portability, but the actual design is poor. You would really have to rework the concept to make it interesting.
Sorry, what a bummer :(
1. The aesthetic of 95% of these projects is downright terrible. Using basic materials like pipe, concrete and pine wood is fine, as long as the end result is an interesting modification of these materials. In this book, however, all you're getting is tables and chairs made from copper and PVC pipes that literally just look like you're sitting on pipes. Not interesting, not attractive - like first year design student projects.
2. The design direction of this book somehow implies that projects will be affordable, but it's plain to see that if they gave you project costs, you wouldn't pursue most of these projects - the price to result ratio wouldn't be worth it.
3. Although the book is DIY, many of the projects require space, specialty materials, and/or equipment one probably doesn't have.
There are only three mildly interesting projects in this book. There are a few novel ideas, like a folding chaise lounge for portability, but the actual design is poor. You would really have to rework the concept to make it interesting.
Sorry, what a bummer :(
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I have to say, the money shot is actually on the cover-- by far the coolest project. The rest of the book is cool in theory, but I live in a hardwood floored house in the South... not exactly the New York studio seemingly required for these projects. That said, I found some really awesome ideas that fit for my aesthetic. As a working graphic/web designer, I liked the idea of having a more creative space without having to shill out the coin for a high-end piece or having an IKEA house full of particle board.
Bottom line: Worth a read through. Find the pieces that you like and mod them to fit your space/aesthetic.
Bottom line: Worth a read through. Find the pieces that you like and mod them to fit your space/aesthetic.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Wonderful do-it-yourself book with excellent designs and easy to follow instructions. I highly recommend this book, particularly for young people on a limited budget.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
who can make these things?
A lot of the things in the book are cool, but you would have to have a lot of specialized tools to actually make them. I was hoping for a few more easy ones.. Read more
Published 19 days ago by S. Martin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too eclectic for my taste
While the ideas in here are unique, they are almost too unique for my taste. Plus most of the items in this book would be QUITE expensive to build. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of really cool projects, but be prepared to make some changes
I really enjoyed some of the ideas and inspirations this book has led to. The projects are often fairly easy to follow along and show you just how cool you can make contemporary... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joshua DeLeon
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book
This is a very good book for the do it yourselfer. It is filled with fun ideas and useful information.
Published 2 months ago by Brian Casler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for creative people
This book has some great projects for creative people. My daughter is getting married and wants to make furniture and this book is exactly what she needed.
Published 4 months ago by Margaret Shepherd
4.0 out of 5 stars
like!
i liked this book very much, i think that most of the furniture that is described in the book is not to hard for DIY, but some models are very difficult. Read more
Published 13 months ago by T_G
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