The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin

Download or read book The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin written by Susan Weber Soros and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Victorian architect designer E.W. Godwin (1833-86), tying himself neither morally nor aesthetically to a single style, approached design with what he called "judicious eclecticism." Seeking to design furniture appropriate to the needs of modern living, he grappled with the problems of affordability, utility, and function and experimented with modular and fitted furniture decades before it became popular in the mid-twentieth century. This book is the first comprehensive study of Godwin's furniture designs. Taking the form of a catalogue raisonne, the book documents and reproduces all known examples of his secular furniture and related furniture designs."--Jacket.