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During the Dynastic Period, which began in around 3200 BCE, Egyptian art developed significantly, and this included furniture design. [14] Egyptian furniture was primarily constructed using wood, but other materials were sometimes used, such as leather, [15] and pieces were often adorned with gold, silver, ivory and ebony, for decoration. [15]
Parsons chair, curving wooden chair named for the Parsons School of Design in New York, where it was created and widely copied today; Peacock chair, a large wicker chair with a flared back, originating in the Philippines; an exaggerated Windsor chair design by Hans Wegner (1947); also a chair designed by Dror studio for Cappellini [39]
The initial companies to find success were the Chicago Terra Cotta Works and the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, but New York real estate magnate Orlando B. Potter saw an opportunity for a company based closer to New York City to succeed and founded the New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company with his son-in-law Walter Geer in 1886. [1]
Pages in category "Manufacturer of architectural terracotta" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The American Terracotta Tile and Ceramic Company was founded in 1881; originally as Spring Valley Tile Works; in Terra Cotta, Illinois, between Crystal Lake, Illinois and McHenry, Illinois near Chicago by William Day Gates. It became the country's first manufactury of architectural terracotta in 1889. The production consisted of drain tile ...
Terracotta flower pots with terracotta tiles in the background Due to its porosity, fired earthenware, with a water absorption of 5-8%, must be glazed to be watertight. [ 11 ] Earthenware has lower mechanical strength than bone china, porcelain or stoneware, and consequently articles are commonly made in thicker cross-section, although they are ...
"Ball" Wall Clock, 1948–1969 Brooklyn Museum. George Nelson (29 May 1908 – 5 March 1986) was an American industrial designer.While lead designer for the Herman Miller furniture company, Nelson and his design studio, George Nelson Associates, designed 20th-century modernist furniture.
The material of the chair, Zenaloy, which is polyester reinforced with fiberglass, was first developed by the US Army during World War II. [4] Using this material, Ray and Charles Eames designed a prototype chair for the 1948 ‘International Competition of Low-Cost Furniture Design’ held by the Museum of Modern Art.