Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles [Hardcover]

Treena M. Crochet (Author), David Vleck (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 013374695X | ISBN-13: 978-0133746952 | Publication Date: September 18, 1998 | Edition: 1

This book profiles the history of the development of various furniture styles, exploring the evolution of style in the context of the architectural setting, interior design, and decorative arts of each period. It presents a complete timeline—correlating political and cultural events to the development of furniture, architecture and artistic movements—and considers the social, political, and economic factors that influenced design trends and individual taste.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A handsome and very useful book." — Robert A.M. Stern, AIA

"This book is both a wonderful read and an invaluable reference tool. It gives us an appreciation for how little the basic forms of furniture have changed over thousands of years and how constant the human desire to decorate." — Christine Fiorelli, Editor, Living with Antiques, New England Antiques Journal

"The illustrations, color photographs, and interesting text creates the perfect refresher course for the practicing interior designer or architect. No designer should be without this book in their library." Louis Postel, Editor and Publisher, Design Times Magazine

"Treena has been a regular and greatly anticipated guest on both of my national radio shows broadcasting across Canada. Her enthusiasm and knowledge of furniture design and decor is unsurpassed. The book is a 'must have' reference for anyone who considers themselves a student of design. I wouldn't be without one!" — Cheryll Gillespie, National Home Expert, Designer and Broadcaster

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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This book profiles the history of the development of various furniture styles, exploring the evolution of style in the context of the architectural setting, interior design, and decorative arts of each period. It presents a complete timeline—correlating political and cultural events to the development of furniture, architecture and artistic movements—and considers the social, political, and economic factors that influenced design trends and individual taste.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 292 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (September 18, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013374695X
• ISBN-13: 978-0133746952
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #640,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Watch for the release of the third edition of Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles -- fully electronic -- coming January 2012 from Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding resource for designers, January 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles (Hardcover)

Ms. Crochet has demonstrated an unique ability to bring what is ordinarily a complicated subject to an easy to understand appreciation of the design of furniture throughout the ages. It is understandable why this book recently won an award from ASID (American Society of Interior Designers). A great find for anyone who is interested in applying this knowledge to an interior design project, collecting antiques or furniture. For the pro and the amateur alike.

This book helps to understand the relationship between furniture design, architecture, and interior design. Great illustrations, photos and easy to read!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of The Antiques Road Show or HGTV.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ms. Crochet has done her homework., November 9, 2000

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Andrea Campbell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles (Hardcover)

If you are passionate about the origins of furniture and design, this is the resource for you. Pricey, yes, but I don't think it was meant for the casual home decor reader. It is more suited to the "die-hard" lover of furnishings, design history, and serious learners.

I love it. It seems to fill a void; and promises to be the "definitive" book on the subject of furniture through the ages.

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time and MONEY!, July 9, 2006

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Laith Abdul Hadi "THE EMPEROR" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

Based on the reviews of this book I decided to buy it! To my absolute shock, I dont understand who wrote these great reviews??? They were probably written by the publisher or author of this book.
What a waste of time and money. Being a designer myself, i ve got every possible book on interior design, and furniture styles that are out on the market. Based on the price of this book, and good reveiws, I figured it would be a great addition to my collection of books and references. Its poorly printed, very bad paper quality, no detailed shots of the furniture pieces, and not worth the price whatsoever. I mean if the publisher is charging this price, then the least they could do is print it on good paper and have clearer pictures.
I am extremely dissapointed and returning the book asap.
If u enjoy throwing your money away on a small book with poorly printed pictures(aside from the info, which is fine)then this is the book to buy . But if you are looking for details of furniture, including the background and history, and worth every penny, then i suggest you buy (Furniture: World Styles From Classical to Contemporary by Judith Miller )