500 cabinets : a showcase of design & craftsmanship /
作者: [senior editor, Ray Hemachandra].
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Publisher Summary 1
Five hundred cabinets designed by American artists and woodworkers display new twists on traditional furniture making, whimsical flights of fancy, imaginative tension, and elegant simplicity. A caption accompanies each color photograph, identifying the woods and other materials, dimensions, and year of construction. San Francisco furniture maker John Grew Sheridan chose the pieces. Annotation 漏2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Publisher Summary 2
From a closed hutch and bedside table to cupboards, curios, and a waterfall chest of drawers, these 500 outstanding contemporary cabinets showcase the art and craft of fine furniture making. These newly made works celebrate shape, joinery, detailing, color, or the subtle combination of all those qualities. Above all, each piece testifies to the design and technical skills of its creator, and has that most precious element of all: imagination.
Publisher Summary 3
From a closed hutch to a waterfall chest of drawers, these 500 outstanding contemporary cabinets showcase the art and craft of fine furniture making. The newly made works celebrate shape, joinery, detailing, color, or the subtle combination of all those qualities.聽Each piece testifies to the design and technical skills of its creator and has that most precious element of all: imagination. Juried by John Grew Sheridan, this is the third furniture making title in Lark's esteemed 500series, following 500 Chairsand 500 Tables, juried by Craig Nutt and Andrew Glasgow, respectively.