Popular Woodworking Magazine » Furniture Design http://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 One-Stop Shop for Furniture Designhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/a-one-stop-shop-for-furniture-design http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/a-one-stop-shop-for-furniture-design#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:37:22 +0000 Matthew Teague http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=237861
One-Stop Shop for Furniture Design

All woodworkers know that improving their bench skills and learning new workshop techniques are necessary parts of becoming a better woodworker. Just as important but often overlooked, however, is developing your design skills. I’m always eager to improve my knowledge of furniture design and further develop my eye. Whether your tastes lean toward ornate pieces … Read more »

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Brian Boggs on Furniture Design

In the November 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, a special 200th anniversary issue celebrating some of the best makers working today, I wrote a piece on chairmaker Brian Boggs. In doing so I spent a day in Brian’s shop and gallery in the Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina, where we talked about everything … Read more »

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500 Tables: Inspiring Interpretations of Function and Style

These 500 tables are more than just practical places to set a coffee cup or notepad; they're inspired works of art. Esteemed juror Andrew Glasgow has selected a wide array of styles and forms, from pieces that showcase masterful woodwork to ones that feature alternative materials and aesthetic sensibilities. Click here to buy this inspiring book. Read more »

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Furniture Out of Time

One of the topics I touch on briefly in “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” is something I have wanted to write a book about for many years: elemental furniture forms. “Elemental forms” are pieces of furniture that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries. They can look simultaneously modern or ancient depending on the setting that surrounds … Read more »

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