Publisher's Synopsis
This is a comprehensive reference guide. Along with pictorial and production guides covering all major pieces, the book provides a narrative history describing the Company's growth and evolution, a description of the design process (brought to life through the stories of crafting over twenty prototypes) and a furniture authentication section, that details labelling and branding practices coupled with other identifying characteristics. The book should be of interest to collectors, fine furniture dealers, designers, woodworkers, or people merely interested in learning more about handcrafted furniture. Though the main focus of the book is on the furniture, it also provides an entrepreneurial tale, which might prove intriguing to individuals starting their own business - woodworking or otherwise. over 370 pictures (135 in color).
