Thonet

Thonet
Author: Alexander von Vegesack
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

In Austria in the 19th century, Michael Thonet pioneered a radical innovation in the construction of furniture - bending first veneer bundles and then solid wood to make bentwood chairs and other furniture items.

Chairs

Chairs
Author: Otakar Máčel
Publisher: 010 Publishers
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2008
Genre: Chair design
ISBN: 9064506191

"Institute of History of Art, Architecture & Urbanism, Delft University of Technology--Faculty of Architecture"--P. facing t.p.

Thonet

Thonet
Author: Christopher Wilk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1980
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Design

Design
Author: Thomas Hauffe
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781856691345

Aiming to place design developments in their broader context, this text describes the history of design from its emergence as a separate discipline around 1750 to the present. Arranged chronologically, and with colour-coded pages for ease of reference, the book includes time-lines and designers' biographies, as well as feature spreads on notable designers and companies. There is also a detailed list of major design museums and collections.

A Century of Austrian Design

A Century of Austrian Design
Author: Tulga Beyerle
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013-03-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3034608896

A "Century of Austrian Design” offers a highly accessible overview of Austrian design culture from 1900 to the present against the background of the country’s extremely turbulent industrial history. In the process, the key aspects are explained in essays by celebrated experts. The book attempts to delineate a specifically "Austrian” formal language, citing as examples specific achievements in historical and contemporary design. As it does so, it also sheds light on other defining moments of Austria’s design culture, including the enormous potential of its inventors, the phenomenon of semi-industrial manufacturing, and the innovative design solutions advanced by the Austrian sporting goods industry. A yellow pages section with selected design addresses rounds off the volume.

Modern Chair

Modern Chair
Author: Clement Meadmore
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2019-08-14
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 048683929X

In this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance to transcend the confines of period and fashion. Featured are such modern "classics" as Thonet's Bentwood armchair, Breuer's Wassily chair, van der Rohe's Barcelone chair, and many more. Each chair is described in detail with the aid of photographs, Mr. Meadmore's own explanatory drawings and some reproductions of the original designer's plans. The author also explores the ways in which the designers approached and solved inherent problems of function and aesthetics. The scale drawings in this book are all one-eighth of full size, allowing easy assessment of dimensions and visual comparison of size and proportion. Many of these chairs are housed in museum collections; others are still being produced today. Now, this inexpensive edition of The Modern Chair enables students of furniture and any interested reader to make a thorough study of the most important chairs of modern times.

Furniture

Furniture
Author: Judith Miller
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2005-09-19
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0756672880

Whether you want to identify, date or evaluate your own pieces, Furniture is the only comprehensive, full-color reference guide for you. Judith Miller gives a global overview that spans the last 3,000 years of design, guaranteed to turn any amateur into a furniture buff. Furniture defines decorative motifs of key periods with over 3,500 photographs of every style and form. This eBook also includes profiles of influential designers, craftsmen and key movements.

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Author: Gordon Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1277
Release: 2006-11-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0195189485

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.

The Agile Sales

The Agile Sales
Author: Claudia Thonet
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2023-03-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658382864

The demands on companies are changing rapidly due to digitalization. Today's customers want to be served conveniently, directly, solution-oriented and accommodating at all times on all communication channels. Only flexible, fast and innovative sales and service departments will keep the customers willing to change and also get the young "digital natives" on board. This book is about practical agile working principles and methods, with the help of which you can make your sales department more innovative and agile as a bridge to the customer. On the basis of agile leadership and team principles, you will be provided with custom-fit structures and frameworks to increase the agility of sales teams. How do you successfully implement agile frameworks and methods such as Kanban, Design Thinking, Shopfloor and OKRs in which sales area? Which prerequisites must be created for this? The basis for change is the common understanding and mindset of the decision-makers. The book offers thought models and numerous tips for action. A decisive factor is the strengthening of self-organization and assumption of responsibility through a different understanding of the role of management. Building on this, the book describes practicable agile structures and methods for developing sales and service teams in the direction of transformation and innovation capability. Target group are managing directors, sales managers, executives, consultants and employees from the areas of service and sales.