Category Archives: Principles of Design

Now Shipping: ‘Principles of Design’

A friend recently took a furniture design course taught by a guy I’ll call Mr. Famous Furniture Maker. During the class there were lectures, field trips to find inspiration, drawing lessons, scale model-making and critiques. “Well,” I asked my friend, “how was the class?” “Great,” he replied. “Now I know how to design furniture that…

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Exeter Hammers, ‘Principles of Design’ & Dados

By the end of this week (assuming no more disasters), we should have a clutch of our new Exeter-pattern Furniture-maker’s Hammers for sale, as well as – finally! – “Principles of Design” (we thought we’d have it in June, but we’ve been bedeviled by cover problems at the bindery). “Principles of Design” is our title…

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