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More is more! Why did the Georgians design multi-purpose furniture?

By Daisy Watson “It is the fashion of the present day, to resort to a number of contrivances for making one piece of furniture serve many purposes” Thomas Martin, The New Circle of the Mechanical Arts, 1819 The ingenious cabinet-makers of the Georgian period produced various multi-purpose pieces of furniture that were as beautiful as […]

Georgian Furniture Style Guide

Georgian Furniture Style Guide

Georgian Furniture Style Guide: Exploring antique interior design masters Tho’ Chippendale, Adam, Sheraton | Baroque, Rococo & Neo-Classical.

Thomas Chippendale – Master Cabinetmaker to the Aristocracy

Thomas Chippendale 1718-1779 18th-century genius, furniture designer, interior designer, and leader of taste.  Thomas Chippendale is England’s most famous furniture designer of the Georgian period. He influenced furniture and interior design in England and the world and supplied its richest British clients with exceptional furniture and interior design.   Thomas was the only child of […]