Download or read book Furniture for the 21st Century written by Betty Norbury and published by Viking Studio. This book was released on 2000 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of superb work from 36 eminent British professional designer-makers, and it highlights the best of hand-built furniture that has been commissioned by corporate and private clients from around the world. It contains 420 color photographs that display the quality and craftsmanship of designers of uncompromising standards that set them apart from the blandness that overwhelms so much of today's furniture design. This visual feast is an essential reference for interior designers, furniture historians, and students of design, as well as for those who delight in the superb craftsmanship of the finest contemporary furniture makers.