"A comprehensive look at the history, elements of construction, and all the steps in furniture design from an expert in the industry. The Elements of Furniture Design is a resource of information gathered from 30 years of working as a professional furniture designer. These elements of design are essential, and there is no other resource where they are available in one place. The reader will gain a comprehensive knowledge of how furniture is designed, and can use this information to create new and exciting design concepts. This knowledge is provided in four sections: a brief history and quick designer references; illustrating furniture construction; historic ornament used on furniture; the typical design process with a new client. The work of cabinetmaker Thomas Day [a free man of colour in the South in the mid-1800s] is used to tie the story together, and the reader will learn trade secrets of furniture design that have been lost to outsourcing and offshore manufacture."-- Provided by publisher.