Darrell Peart

Artisan Furnituremaker : a Creative Survival Guide

Trade Paperback

Design, Crafts & Hobbies

1610353927

9781610353922

Yes

Trade

11 in

8.5 in

TT194.P423 2023

2023-025243

English

144 Pages

2023

Linden Publishing Company, Incorporated

Learn how to couple inspired design with flawless execution to create your own striking, original furniture. In his latest book, The Artisan Furnituremaker, long-time furnituremaker Darrell Peartauthor of Greene & Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop and In the Greene & Greene Stylebrings all his experience to bear in providing a masterclass on the three fundamental requirements for success in the field of custom furniture design: creativity, design, and workmanship. The book offers a detailed examination of the design and production methods of the Greene brothers, legendary furnituremakers and architects of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and illuminates how the brothers achieved such brilliance in their designs, and how they collaborated so successfully with the craftsmen who brought their designs to life. The Artisan Furnituremaker goes on to show how you can combine all three elements creativity, design, and workmanshipin your own workshop and produce high quality, distinctively original pieces of your own. Peart covers how creativity is essential for fulfilling the desires of your customers, and how superb design translates creativity into an implementable schematic. Peart goes on to show that in order to create art that is infused with emotion and original in nature, one has to have intuition and inspiration. The book demonstrates this by exploring methods the author has used during his long career to forge a very successful custom furniture business that has produced art of lasting value. Peart draws upon William Varnums book, Industrial Arts Design. However, he stresses that this is just a starting point, and that equations and rules cannot create original art. For that, intellect, intuition, and inspiration are required, all of which are discussed in relation to art and craft. From there Peart moves on to demonstrate how you can enhance your own design and craftsmanship abilities by a process he calls Design DNA. Design DNA is a framework for asking the right questions, a procedure he examines at length. The Artisan Furnituremaker is the ultimate resource for creators looking to take their craft to the next level and produce striking, original work., Learn how to couple inspired design with flawless execution to create your own striking, original furniture! Long-time furnituremaker Darrell Peart brings all his experience to bear in providing a masterclass on the three fundamental requirements for success in the field of custom furniture design: creativity, design, and workmanship. In The Artisan Furnituremaker, he offers a detailed examination of the design and production methods of the Greene brothers, legendary furnituremakers and architects of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and illuminates how the brothers achieved such brilliance in their designs, and how they collaborated so successfully with the craftsmen who brought their designs to life. The book goes on to show how you can combine all three elements-creativity, design, and workmanship-in your own workshop and produce high quality, distinctively original pieces of your own. The Artisan Furnituremaker is the ultimate resource for creators looking to take their craft to the next level and produce striking, original work.

Introduction The Artisan''s Place in Today''s World Defining an Artisan The Maker Movement Handmade (or Not) Workmanship of the Imagination Humanizing the Machine Thinking Back, Looking Forward Putting Creativity to Work Design Approach Form and Function Design Approval Intuition and Inspiration Rules of Design A Starting Point Rules as Training Wheels Regulae Stultis Sunt Primary Mass Dominant Section Horizontal Divisions Vertical Divisions Combination Divisions Fundamental Principles Function as a Restraint Designing with Gravity in Mind Perceived Strength Negative Space Positive Space Legs and Visual Weight Examples from Greene and Greene Using Your Imagination to Design Design DNA Ask Is the Answer! Expanding the Scheme Sources of Inspiration Finding Inspiration Creativity and the Hazards of Technology Daydreams Examples of Inspiration and Imagination Consider Context Establishing a Style First Steps Expose Yourself! Natural Style Trends Restyling a Misstep Overstating a Design Feature Striking Out Outrageous Statements and Cheap Thrills Successful Rebellion Learning by Discerning Reproducing Your Inspiration Lessons from the Thorsen Sideboard Rethinking Your Own Work Exercise in Comprehension Getting to the Essence Putting It All Together Taking Off the Training Wheels Approaches to Design Rules When to Say Goodbye to Rules Intuition as a Filter Staying Focused and on the Path Confidence in Your Work Importance of Portfolio Be Careful What You Ask For To Do What We Do

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Woodwork, General, Furniture

Linden Publishing Company, Incorporated

9781610353922