METAMORPHIC, PATENT AND ADAPTABLE FURNITURE IN BRITAIN: 1720-1920
Excited to announce that my latest publication - METAMORPHIC, PATENT AND ADAPTABLE FURNITURE IN BRITAIN: 1720-1920 - has gone to press for publication in. January 2026!!
Metamorphic, Patent, and Adaptable Furniture in Britain: 1720-1920
Clive Edwards
The content of the various chapters are driven by the themes of adjustability, flexibility, dual-purpose, transformation and convertibility, so will explore the wide range of British furniture made with these ideas in mind. The range is wide and covers furniture items that are combinations of dual and multi-purpose, metamorphic, “multum in parvo” or transformational. Whether it is a table converting to chair, a desk that has rising compartments, a reclining easy chair with reading attachments, or a bed that folds into a cupboard, the history of these items and many others, is a fascinating exploration of the changing needs, attitudes and fashions to and for this furniture type. This fully researched and illustrated reference book, covers metamorphic and adjustable
furniture in the following categories:
- Seating
- Dining and Eating
- Working
- Library furnishings
- Amusement and Play
- Health and Wellbeing
- Sleeping and Dressing
- Accessories
If you are interested in the history of furniture, are involved with furniture collections, or are simply fascinated with this inventive aspect of material culture, this book with over 800 illustrations deserves to be on your shelves.
Order Details: ISBN: 978-1-83628-559-5 £45.00. Troubadour Publishing
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