furniture design

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• Networks, Narratives, and New Markets: The Rise and Decline of Danish Modern Furniture Design, 1930-1970

Histories of the rising popularity of Danish modern furniture in both Denmark and the United States have traditionally ascribed its success to the inherent beauty of Danish design. This article argues that Danish modern furniture succeeded for two other reasons. First, through the creation of powerful narratives, or stories, that framed the way consumers made sense of this furniture; and, second, through the calculated development of a network of individuals and organizations whose goal was to promote and legitimize these narratives.

• Business History Review
• Vol. 80 Nbr. 3, October 2006

• Wire Hangers Altered Furniture Design

In 1971 when my husband, Mike, and I got married, we moved into a three-room rock house. It's the same house we live in today but with rooms added on later. But in those days, we were happy to have those three small rooms. One big problem was there wasn't a closet in the house, anywhere! Above is patent drawing of an early coat hanger designed by Albert Parkhouse in the early 1900s. It was his response to employee complaints that there weren't enough coat hooks at the Timberlake Wire and Novelty Co. The coat hanger changed the design of wardrobes forever.

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• July 22, 2011

• Paula Jo Whitmire, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Victus Limited T/a Master Design Furniture, Defendant-Appellee., 212 F.3d 885 (5th Cir. 2000)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. 1:97-CV-321. Neal B Biggers, Jr, Chief Judge. Before SMITH, BA...

• Federal Circuits

• Reality Advertising Scores Reality Television Guest Appearance - Airport Display By Furniture Design Company Catches Attention of'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Producers.

Phillips Collection Furniture on View in Clear Channel Airports' Piedmont Airport Exhibit Makes Featured Appearance on Two-Part Episode of ABC's Rivet...

• Business Wire
• December 12, 2011

• Da Danske Møbler Blev Moderne: Historien Om Dansk Møbeldesigns Storhedstid [Danish Modern: A History of the Golden Age of Danish Furniture Design]

Da danske mobler blev moderne: Historien om dansk mobeldesigns storhedstid (Danish Modern: A History of the Golden Age of Danish Furniture Design), by Per H. Hansen, is reviewed.

• Business History Review
• Vol. 81 Nbr. 1, April 2007

• My Profession / Furniture Design -- Woodwork Creations

While most of his buddies were outdoors playing ball or hide-and- seek, young Will McGown kept himself entertained rearranging furniture. I would rearrange my room every six months," said the Memphis native. "I enjoyed how you could define space by rearranging the furniture. It could have a completely different feel to it.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• November 11, 2009

• Flexsteel Fashions Furniture Design Advantage with SolidWorks Software.

With 3D CAD, Company Reduces Design Cycle from Three Weeks to Three or Four Days CONCORD, Mass. -- Dassault Systmes SolidWorks Corp. (Nasdaq: DASTY;...

• Business Wire
• September 02, 2008

• My View: Future Furniture Design Requires Sustainability

Thanks to all who made Santa Fe Design Week's inaugural Furniture Expo possible. According to a 2005 United Nations report, since 1990 the world has lost roughly

• The Santa Fe New Mexican
• November 14, 2006

• Furniture Can Be 'Semi-Homemade': ; Entrepreneurs Take Damaged Pieces, Craft Them Into New Design

PHOENIX - If you can look at a dented, chipped, dusty piece of furniture that's been in someone's garage for years and see potential and beauty, then Debbie Nelson is impressed. The average person has a difficult time piecing it together," says the Phoenix-area furniture refinisher.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• January 11, 2012

• Have a Seat; Furniture Co-Op Help Needy Design On a Dime

Many homeless people carry all their worldly belongings in a plastic bag. When they finally find a home, they have no furniture. They have no bed. No kitchen table. No chairs.

• New Haven Register
• October 31, 2010