Furniture from British India and Ceylon by Amin Jaffer (Book)

'Furniture by Architects' reveals how the same fundamental principles used in building design can be applied on a much smaller scale, resulting in pieces of furniture that embrace function, beauty and context to become objects of art. For centuries, architects have turned their hand to custom furniture in a practice that has resulted in a number of iconic designs, including the timeless Eames Lounge and Ottoman and the ubiquitous Barcelona chair created by Mies van der Rohe for his acclaimed Barcelona Pavilion. 'Furniture by Architects' beautifully illustrates bespoke design by some of the world s leading architects, who are increasingly designing furniture as clients seek interiors customised to specific needs. Foster + Partners' 520 Armchair for Walter Knoll has the texture and comfort found in a traditional leather armchair, while the Liquid Glacial Dining & Coffee Table by Zaha Hadid Design...

The Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the late Georgian Period, by Percy Macquoid & Ralph Edwards. This is the first edition from 1927 and can be regarded as th...

A beautiful hardback book which is in very good condition, with its dust jacket. Linke is considered by many to have been the greatest Parisian cabinet maker of his day when the worl...

This is a register of European goldsmiths, silversmiths, Jewellers, Watchmakers and clockmakers in India and their marks 1760-1860. Containing a register of over 900 Europeans who w...

Made for Maharajas A Design Diary of Princely India By: Amin Jaffer The Indian princes of the British Raj lived lives of unparalleled opulence and luxury. Made for Maharajas returns...

Victorian Furniture by Simon Jervis. London: Ward Lock and Company, 1968. 96 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Includes works by William Morris, as w...

Apter-Fredericks Important English Furniture 2012 Catalog by Harry & Guy Apter. Apter - Fredericks, London, 2012. Apter Fredericks had been operating from the same site in Chelsea si...

Three Centuries of Furniture in color by J. A. Kenworthy-Browne and H. D. Molesworth. Published by Viking a Studio Book, New York, 1972. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Beautiful photos of European and American furniture from the 17th century through the Art Nouveau period, to the present. From a Philadelphia mahogany...