For centuries the bed has been one of the most important items of furniture in a household.Beds are a status symbol: the Tudor royals and noblemen showed off their wealth through their huge four-poster beds and elaborate drapes and hangings, and many people today covet a spacious and beautifully designed bed in their home. The [...]
Oak is one common household name across the world. The term is used to refer to trees from the Quercus genus. It is a kind of hardwood that is preferred by a lot of people, thanks to its durability, hardness and strength. When you study oak furniture history, you will find that it was preferred, [...]
A parsons chair is a special kind of upholstered dining chair. The name has nothing to do with the clergy. The chair was named for its origin – it was created in Paris in the 1930s, by a designer at the famous Parsons School of Design. When designing the chair, the Parsons School designers didn’t [...]
A vibrant city in Somerset, south west England, Bath is an idyllic place, steeped in history. A visit to the City is always recommended if staying anywhere in the Somerset county and it’s not difficult to see why. Famous for its natural hot springs, they were taken advantage of in the Roman period, when baths [...]
Did you know that in Victorian times, people were so repressed, that not only was the sight of a female ankle considered scandalous, even the sight of table legs was considered unseemly and indecorous! So it was that table legs were also required to be kept covered and out of sight; they were legs after [...]
Overall Design addresses a society and its culture in any marked period in time. This is true whether the form of design we are addressing is interior, graphical or architectural. The further you go back in history, you will realize how interior design has blended between artistic societies, has crossed boundaries, and has traveled across [...]
