For the UK band Furniture band Globalize Europe date September 2010 Refimprove date March 2008 Image Dining table for two.jpg thumb A dining table for two Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping. Furniture is also used ... things. Furniture can be a product of design and is considered a form of decorative art . In addition to furniture s functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. Furniture can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be made using a variety of woodworking joints which often reflect the local culture. History Furniture in fashion has been a part of the human experience since the development of non nomadic cultures. Evidence of furniture ... shelves. A range of unique stone furniture has been excavated in Skara Brae , a Neolithic village ... and was equipped with an extensive assortment of stone furniture, ranging from cupboards ... Neolithic Carved Stone Balls also found at the site. Classical world Ancient Furniture Ancient furniture has been excavated from the 8th century BC Phrygians Phrygia n tumulus , the Midas Mound, in Gordion Furniture and Wooden Artifacts Gordion , Turkey . Pieces found here include table furniture ... Ancient Egypt ian furniture includes 3rd millennium BC bed furniture beds discovered at Tarkhan as place ... furniture design beginning in the 2nd millennium BC, including bed furniture bed s and the klismos chair ... of Herculaneum and Pompeii revealed Roman furniture, preserved in the ashes of the 79 A.D. eruption ... The furniture of the Middle Ages was usually heavy, oak , and ornamented with carved designs. Along ... in the eighteenth century, furniture designs began to develop more rapidly. Although there were some ... in French furniture , others, such as the Rococo and Neoclassicism were perpetuated throughout Western .... Prime examples include furniture designed by George Nelson Associates, Charles and Ray ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 Park furniture is similar to street furniture but located in a park or garden . Examples include Bench furniture Bench es Light s Bandstand s Statue s Fountain s Picnic table s See also garden furniture . DEFAULTSORT Park Furniture Category Street furniture Category Garden features Category Landscape architecture Category Furniture Category Parks furniture stub ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2011 Occasional furniture refers to small pieces of furniture that can be put to varied uses as the occasion demands. Items such as small Table furniture tables , Nightstand nightstands , Chest furniture chests , Commode commodes , and easily moved Chair chairs are usually included in this category. Category Furniture Category Interior design ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2009 Instyle Furniture is a British manufacturer of furniture . It was formerly known as Saveway Direct of Hamilton, and has been a Family business family run business for more than forty years. Category Furniture manufacturers ... more details
Image Schreibkabinett 18 Jh rem.jpg thumb right 250px An antique chair and desk from the Reiss Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim , Germany . Antique furniture is collectible interior furnishings of considerable age. Often its age, rarity, condition, utility, or other unique features makes a piece of furniture desirable as a collectors item, and thus termed an antique . Antique furniture may support the human body such as seating or beds , provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. Storage furniture which often makes use of doors, drawers, and shelves is used to hold or contain smaller objects such as clothes, tools, books, and household goods. Furniture can be a product of artistic design and is considered a form of decorative art . In addition to furniture s functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. Domestic furniture works to create, in conjunction with furnishings such as clocks and lighting, comfortable and convenient interior spaces. Furniture can be made from many material s, including metal, plastic, and wood. Cabinetry and cabinet making are terms for the skill set used in the building of furniture. The earliest furniture was simple and practical, but as furniture became crafted and decorated it became an early status symbol . Wealthy homeowners demanded that their furnishings reflect their status and lifestyle sociology lifestyle s. See also Furniture List of furniture types Tallboy furniture Bergere Knoll sofa Watchman s chair External links http www.maltwood.uvic.ca hoft timeline.html Antique Furniture Timeline covering the period 1650 to 1950. http www.prlog.org 10241350 crawleys furniture looks at the evolution of english furniture from antique to contemporary.html Article about the evolution of antique furniture to modern furniture. http www.inessa.com Antique Furniture Category History of furniture Antique Category Furniture Category Antiques Category Decorative arts sv Antika m bler ... more details
Multiple issues wikify July 2011 orphan February 2009 unreferenced January 2008 Memphis Furniture Manufacturing Company was the largest component of what was once the largest furniture manufacturing operation in the United States. It was founded in 1896 by Robertson Morrow, and quickly grew to include Little Rock Furniture, New Orleans Furniture, and Oklahoma City Furniture. Memphis Furniture itself employed over 1,000 people at its peak. By the late 1970s, it faced growing competition from Carolina furniture manufacturers and unionization of its workforce . The multi story urban manufacturing facility that was so efficient in the 1920s was not competitive with the large, single story rural manufacturing facilities. It ceased operation and went into liquidation in 1983. Category Furniture manufacturers business stub ... more details
orphan date June 2010 Harden Furniture is a privately owned furniture manufacturer based in Vienna, New York McConnellsville, NY . It was founded in 1844 by Charles S. Harden, and is currently one of the oldest family owned and operated furniture manufacturers in the United States. ref Utica Observer Dispatch Business Spotlight http www.uticaod.com business x1887284384 Business Spotlight Harden Furniture ref ref Rome Sentinel Harden Furniture to help restore salmon to stream http www.romesentinel.com news?newsid 20100309 141229 ref ref Wood & Wood Product Magazine Harden s Proof is in the Finish http www.allbusiness.com furniture related office furniture including 778444 1.html ref References Reflist references Category Companies established in 1844 Category Furniture companies of the United States ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 Craftsman Furniture refers to the Arts and Crafts Movement style furniture of Gustav Stickley s Craftsman Workshops. History Stickley began making American Craftsman furniture in 1900, though he did not change the name of his firm to the Craftsman Workshops until 1903. It was sometimes popularly referred to as Mission Style Furniture , a term which Stickley despised. The company ceased making furniture in 1916. Furniture Arts and Crafts Movement American Craftsman Craftsman Style Mission Style Furniture Category History of furniture Category Arts and Crafts Movement Category American craftsman style ... more details
Beach furniture is furniture designed for use with or in an urban beach or natural beach . Standard beach furniture Typically beach furniture is made of plastic , concrete , or of stainless steel . For example, the Dundas Square beach area includes a number of stainless steel chairs that are placed on the beach area during the day and stored at night even though the urbeach, including the aquatic play features, remain open 24 hours a day . Installation art beach furniture The Teluscape beach incorporates beach furniture into the design of the water pipe organ hydraulophone by way of the South Division of the pipe organ s pipes being incorporated incorporating seating made of cast in place concrete. In this beach, the area was excavated and an underground sounding chamber was constructed for the pipe organ, wherein part of the sounding chamber extends out as a hollow snakelike creature upon which the head of the snake forms a seating surface all the way around the largest pipes of the organ, and the tail of the snake provides partial seating on the side of the organ pipes that face the playing surface fountain jets . Category Furniture Category Street furniture Category Beaches furniture stub ... more details
Refimprove date December 2006 The term Asian furniture or sometimes referred to Oriental furniture is a type of furniture that originated from the continent of Asia . Sometimes people also think of Asian furniture as a style of furniture that has Culture of Asia Asian accents. With assimilation with western culture the term can also expand to modern Asian furniture. Since Asia is the largest continent in the world, the term is sometimes limited to only furniture made or originated from Far East Asia , such as China and Japan , which is usually characterized by the use of bamboo , or red coloration with some Asian characters or symbols on it. However, in part due to globalization , people are more familiar with other parts of Asian culture . Europeans began to receive and collect Asian furniture in the 18th century. ref http academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu core9 phalsall texts chinarts.html Chinese Cultural Studies Chinese Arts. http academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu Brooklyn College , Chinese Culture syllabus. Accessed June 2011. ref Southeast Asia n furniture such as Thailand Thai , Vietnam ese, Indonesia n, Java nese, and Bali nese furniture are now becoming more prominent and appreciated. Other Asian furniture such as South Asia n and India n are also becoming more popular in interior decorating. There is also the colonial furniture made for the United Kingdom British during their rule in Asia, which includes furniture mostly from India and Burma now already antique and their reproductions. Southeast Asian furniture are usually dark brown in color with a lot of Hindu influence carving. Some may have Polynesia n accents such as those from eastern parts of Indonesia . See also Chinese furniture References reflist DEFAULTSORT Asian Furniture Category Asian culture Category Furniture ... more details
File ElkHornChair.jpg thumb an elk horn chair in the Nevada State Capitol . Horn furniture is a name given to furniture made from the horns and antlers of animals such as cattle usually longhorn cattle longhorned ones , antelope , moose and elk . ref http www.antiques bible.com ppf term Victorian Horn Chair definition.asp Antiques bible.com ref It was especially popular in the United Kingdom and the United States in the late 19th century. References Reflist External links http www.kshs.org cool coolhorn.htm Kansas Historical Society http www.longhornmuseum.com HornFurnitureChairs.htm Long Horn Museum DEFAULTSORT Horn Furniture Category Furniture Category History of furniturefurniture stub ... more details
Refimprove date January 2012 File LegareLogo.jpg thumb Legare Tool Free Furniture Logo Legare Furniture is the world s largest supplier of tool free assembly furniture. Citation needed date January 2012 The company is based in Fort Worth , Texas USA and was founded in 2003 by Mike Markwardt, Brock Brandenberg and Howard Klion. Legare designs, imports and distributes it s furniture throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The furniture is manufactured primarily in Southeast Asia. Legare is sold through major retailers like Pier 1 , Walmart , Target Corporation Target , Sears , Kmart , Amazon and other well known companies. Reference http www.LegareFurniture.com http www.LegareDesks.com http www.FunToAssemble.com Category Furniture manufacturers ... more details
Infobox Company name Bassett Furniture Industries Inc logo type Public nasdaq BSET foundation 1902 founder J. D. Bassett location Bassett, Virginia locations area served key people Robert Spilman Jr CEO industry Furniture products Home Furnishings & Fixtures services revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees 1,329 2009 parent divisions subsid slogan homepage www.bassettfurniture.com footnotes intl File Bassett Furniture employees 1900.jpg thumb right 200px Early employees of Bassett Furniture Company, Bassett, circa 1900 File Bassett Warehouse.JPG thumb right 200px Old Bassett Warehouse File Bassett Headquarters.JPG thumb 200px Bassett Headquarters, current File Bassett Sign.JPG thumb right Bassett HQ Sign Bassett Furniture is a furniture manufacturer headquartered in Bassett, Virginia , United States . It was founded in 1902 by John David Bassett July 14, 1866 February 26, 1965 and C.C. Bassett. Bassett Furniture is one of the oldest furniture manufacturers in Virginia and has been producing hand crafted furniture for over 100 years. See also Furniture Virginia furniture History World War II During World War II, the company s main plant in Bassett, Virginia produced the wooden truck frames for the troop haulers in Europe. ref Grover H McCall, Superintendent of the plant during World War II ref References reflist External links Do not add commercial sites to this section Wikipedia is not a billboard nor directory service. http www.bassettfurniture.com Bassett Furniture Category Furniture manufacturers Category Furniture retailers of the United States Category Manufacturing companies based in Virginia Category Companies established in 1902 Category Henry County, Virginia furniture stub US manufacturing company stub US retail company stub ... more details
Image Log Furniture Queen Bed.jpg thumb Log Furniture Queen Bed Log Furniture , is a type of rustic furniture , incorporating the use of whole logs. It is often designed to have a pioneer look. Log Furniture is often very durable and long lasting, depending on the manufacturing methods used. Manufacturing Methods There are various methods for building log furniture, from a sleek finished look, to a rustic craggy look. Since it is often a custom built item, building log furniture is time consuming and often quite expensive. The mortise and tenon method is often favored for its strength. Checking Certain cracks in logs are referred to as checks or checking . Checking is part of the natural drying process of the wood and normally does not affect the structural integrity of the log. ref http www.montanawoodworks.com montanawoodworksinfo.html aboutourproducts ref ref http lodgepolefurniture.com Log Furniture beds.asp ref ref http www.westernpassion.com TD SPN p log bedroom furniture.html ref ref http www.log furniture.ca ref Checks are cracks that run vertically with the grain . These checks can be as much as 3 4 inch in width depending on the diameter of the log. External links http www.youtube.com watch?v CX MtwAwMZA How To Make Log Furniture Video References reflist Category Furniture ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Orphan date February 2009 Image Bar counter with aquarium.JPG thumb A counter combined with an aquarium at a take out shop Thailand point of sale Check out counter is furniture for Customer service servicing customer s, consisting of a table that divides the seller s and buyer s space. Goods are put onto this Table furniture table for counting and accounting as well as delivering goods. Bar counter Bar counter or bar is a counter for serving drinks. Its height depends on style. Kitchen counter is in a home or restaurant. It is used for preparing food. It is also very useful when it comes to putting things down. Often beneath the countertop are drawers and cabinet furniture cabinet s for storing cooking utensil s. commons Category Counters Counter furniture DEFAULTSORT Counter Furniture Category Furniture furniture stub ar ca Taulell establiment de Theke es Mostrador ... more details
Grange Furniture is a furniture shop in Monts du Lyonnais , France that was established by Joseph Grange in 1904. ref name classic The company continues to produce heirloom s using old world techniques such as dove tail jointing , hand applied wood stain and lacquer . ref name classic Designs are subtle updates based on the feminine shapes used in 17th Century chateux furniture by Andr Charles Boulle and Jean Fran ois Oeben , or other furniture from historic Provence, France homes. ref name classic A five foot cherrywood corner cabinet cost about 6,000 in 2009. ref name classic Ann Abel Grange Furniture Instant Classic The Eye page 38 December 2009 Forbes Life Also http www.forbes.com 2009 11 24 the eye luxury sete cento houshmand montblanc chocolate grange prelle sheets slide 6.html slideshow on Forbes website ref References Reflist External links http www.grangeny.com Grange website Category FurnitureFurniture stub ... more details
Wikify date January 2011 Orphan date January 2011 A foot is the floor level termination of furniture legs. ref cite book last Gloag first John title A Short Dictionary of Furniture year 2009 isbn 1444620401 pages 564 url http books.google.co.uk books?id zCjOQ3O8pc0C page 259 ref Legless furniture may be slightly raised off of the floor by their feet. Types of feet The types of feet include Ball foot Bracket foot Bun foot Cabriole bracket Claw and ball Cloven foot Club foot furniture Club foot , also known as a duck, Dutch, or pad foot ref name Gloag2009 cite encyclopaedia article club foot encyclopedia A Short Dictionary of Furniture author John Gloag publisher READ BOOKS year 2009 isbn10 1444620401 isbn 9781444620405 ref French foot Hoof foot Leaf scroll foot Lion s paw foot Paw foot Scrolled foot Splayed foot Stump foot Turn foot References Reflist Category FurnitureFurniture stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Aquarium furniture refers to the various ornaments and functional items in an aquarium . Ornamental aquarium furniture is often kitsch popular examples include ceramic mermaid s, sunken ship s and castle s, and the ever popular but curiously misplaced No Fishing Information sign sign . Another strange piece of decor is the ubiquitous plastic corals found often in freshwater tanks. Examples of functional aquarium furniture would include devices for removing alga e from the glass either a razor or a scouring pad, attached to the glass by a magnet , airstone s, filter water water filter s, water heaters, and food dispensers. Aquarium furniture may also refer to an item of regular furniture that features an aquarium in its design. A stand or Cabinet furniture cabinet that supports the aquarium may be considered aquarium furniture. Also, many home reef aquariums canopies containing metal halide light s. The canopies are often constructed to the same standards as high quality cabinetry . See also Live rock coral Reef tank DEFAULTSORT Aquarium Furniture Category Aquaria Category Furniture Fishkeeping stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 Biggs Furniture , based in Richmond, Virginia , USA , was once a leading U.S. manufacturer of colonial reproduction furniture . The company flourished in the 20th century, alongside reproductions by Colonial Williamsburg by the Kittinger Company , and other mass market reproduction brands like Ethan Allen and Pennsylvania House. The company was purchased by Kittinger http www.elmwoodcompany.com biggs1782.htm . The restored manufacturing plant at 900 West Marshall Street in Richmond is now an apartment complex. Examples of the furniture were not only in homes, but in public buildings such as the Hotel John Marshall and Miller & Rhoads Tea Room. The company was one of many Virginia furniture makers of the 20th century. Category Companies based in Richmond, Virginia Category Furniture manufacturers US manufacturing company stub ... more details
Rowe Furniture is a furniture designer and manufacturer, founded in 1946 as Rowe Jordan Furniture Company . Established in Virginia in 1946, Rowe offers a wide range of custom styling in sofas , sectionals, chairs and ottomans, all manufactured in the United States. Currently, the Rowe Furniture portfolio of brands includes Rowe , Robin Bruce , Clayton marcus and Vivienne Tam . External links http www.rowefurniture.com http www.rowefurniture.com our past.htm Company History http www.claytonmarcus.com http www.robinbruce.com http www.viviennetamhome.com Sun Capital Partners Category Furniture companies of the United States Company stub ... more details
unreferenced date October 2011 Image HarveysCorrieVanweb75.jpg thumb right Harveys publicity stunt. Harveys Furniture is a United Kingdom British furniture retailer with over 150 stores throughout the United Kingdom. It has been the sponsor of long running soap opera Coronation Street since 30 September 2007. It is wholly owned by Steinhoff International which owns more than 70 factories. Steinhoff was founded in 1964 by Bruno Steinhoff External links http www.harveysfurniture.co.uk Official site http www.wooden furniture store.co.uk Oak Furniture Category Furniture retailers of the United Kingdom Category Retail companies established in 1964 UK retail company stub ... more details
File Mor Furniture for Less.jpg 250px Mor Furniture is an American furniture retail chain based in San Diego, California. Overview Mor Furniture for Less is an American furniture retailer, based in San Diego , California. Mor Furniture for Less is currently one of the largest furniture retailers ref Furniture Today . http www.furnituretoday.com article 441282 Changing cast in Top 100.php December 21 ... MOR Furniture to move into vacant Tigard big box ref History The company started in 1977 when ... Furniture for Less was known as Superstores of America ref Furniture today . http www.furnituretoday.com ... Superstore . At the time, the company sold only bedroom furniture and mattresses in select cities in Washington ... furniture store called America s Sofa Super Store . In the year 2000, Superstores of America became Mor Furniture for Less, Inc. and converted its showrooms to include Bedroom, Living Room, Dining Room and Kid s Room furniture. Today, Mor Furniture for Less is owned and operated by Richard Haux Sr ..., Mor Furniture for Less was the 30th largest furniture retailer in the United States, up from 33 in 2009 ref Who s who among the leading stores . Furniture Today, May 25, 2009, p. 26. ref in the nation s largest furniture retailers, an increase from 39 ref Who s who among the leading stores . Furniture Today, May 26, 2008, p. 26. ref in 2008, according to Furniture Today. In December 2009, Mor Furniture for Less signed one of the biggest industrial leases ref Howard, Bob. Mor Furniture Signs Largest ... ref in San Diego County for its furniture warehouse. In 2010, Mor Furniture for Less added 6 new stores ref Mor Furniture in Riverside . http www.sddt.com news article.cfm?SourceCode 20100503tw ref ... article.cfm?SourceCode 20110707crl ref becaming the largest bedroom, living room and dining room furniture ... Marketing Manager Awards In 2010, San Diego Union Tribune readers voted Mor Furniture for Less Best Furniture Store ref San Diego Union Tribune Best Local Furniture . http www.signonsandiego.com bestof ... more details
English furniture has developed largely in line with styles in the rest of northern Europe , but has been interpreted in a distinctive fashion. Regional styles are significant, for example between the Northern England North Country and the West Country . Salisbury and Norwich were prominent early centres of furniture production. ref name Wheeler cite book last Wheeler first George Owen title Old English furniture from the 16th to the 19th centuries publisher L.U.Gill date 1909 pages 748 ref Periods in English furniture design England in the Middle Ages Middle Ages Elizabethan Jacobean Restoration ... Reveirs Hopkins, Alfred Edward title Old English furniture for the small collector its types, history ... 155 cite book last Bly first John coauthors Knowles, Eric title English Furniture editor Knowles ... book last Brackett first Oliver title English furniture publisher E. Benn date 1928 series Benn s sixpenny library volume 230 pages 79 cite book last Gloag first John title English Furniture publisher Envins Press date 2008 isbn 9781443720854 cite book last Learoyd first Stan title English furniture ... book last Macquoid first Percy title A history of English furniture publisher Dover date 1972 series The history of English furniture volume 2 pages 245 isbn 9780486222042 cite book last Robinson first Frederick S. title English furniture publisher Methuen and Co date 1905 pages 363 cite book last Rogers first John Charles coauthors Jourdain, Margaret title English furniture publisher Country Life date 1950 cite book last Sotheby s title English furniture publisher Sotheby s date 1989 cite book last Victoria and Albert Museum title A history of English furniture publisher H.M. Stationery Office date 1955 pages 26 cite book last Wolsey first Samuel Wilfred coauthors Luff, R. W. P. title Furniture ... See also Elizabethan and Jacobean furniture Sheraton style Category English furniture England stub furniture stub ... more details
cleanup date December 2010 Shaker furniture is a distinctive style of furniture developed by the United Society of Believers in Christ s Second Appearing aka Shakers , a religious sect founded by Jane and James Wardley. They came to America from Manchester, England in 1774 led by Mother Ann Lee . Shaker furniture is widely admired for its simplicity, innovative joinery, quality, and functionality. Shaker designs were inspired by the ascetic religious beliefs of the Society. Shakers made furniture for their own use, as well as for sale to the general public. Many examples of Shaker furniture survive and are preserved today, including such popular forms as Shaker tables, chairs, rocking chairs made in several sizes , cabinets. Collections of Shaker furniture are maintained by many art and historical museums in the United States and England, as well as in numerous private collections. The underlying principles of Shaker design have given inspiration to some of the finest designers of modern furniture. center gallery widths 200px heights 200px perrow 3 File Shaker closet.JPG Bedroom closet File Shaker bedroom.JPG Adult beds File Shaker babybed.JPG Shaker adult cradle, used in infirmaries to help prevent bedsores File Shaker little clock.JPG Shaker clock File Shaker clock.JPG Grandfather clock File Shelf sconce.JPG Shelf sconce File Shaker cabinet.jpg Shaker cabinet File Shaker bureau.JPG Chest of drawers File Shaker dresser.JPG Bureau or dresser File Shaker dining table.JPG Dining tables File Shaker student furniture.JPG Classroom File Shaker student desk.JPG Student desk gallery center See also Daniel Cragin Mill References Reflist External links Commons category Shaker Furniture http www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org Shaker Museum and Library, Chatham, NY http www.hancockshakervillage.org ... http www.artcomplex.org shaker.html Shaker furniture at the Art Complex Museum Category History of furniture Category Shakers Category Furniturefurniture stub da Shakerm bler de Shaker M bel sv Shakerstil ... more details
Multiple issues notability January 2008 orphan November 2006 Pali Furniture is an Italy Italian manufacturer and distributor of baby furniture and accessories. It was founded by Ermenegildo Pali in 1919. Pali products are present in more than 60 countries all over the world. External links http www.pali.it European website http www.pali design.com American website Category Companies established in 1919 Category Furniture manufacturers manufacturing company stub ... more details
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