The Fairchild books dictionary of interior design
"With over 700 illustrations visually aligned with concise definitions of alphabetized entries, Dictionary of Interior Design, 3rd Edition, consolidates historic and modern terminology that all interior designers should know for both the residential and commercial sides of industry. New and revised definitions focus on key areas including technology, business practices, green design, universal design, and the global marketplace as well as historic furniture, stylistic features and periods. Appendices include an expanded appendix of designers and architects listing more women and international figures from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, an updated appendix of professional organizations and associations, tables, and a new appendix of graphic standards. Fully updated by a practicing interior designer and architect with extensive industry knowledge, this expansive dictionary is an essential reference for students and design professionals."-- Pàgina web de l'editor
x, 328 pàgines : il·lustracions ; 26 cm
9781609015343, 1609015347
1120596036
Preface
A: Aalto stool to azulejos
B: Babylonia to Byzantine
C: cabbage rose to cypress chest
D: Dacron to Dynel
E: eagle to eye
F: Fabrilite to Futurism
G: gabardine to gypsum board
H: H hinge to hypostyle hall
I: I beam to ivy
J: jabot to jute
K: kakemono to kylix
L: label to lyre-back chair
M: Macassar to myrtle burl
N: nacre to nylon
O: Oak to oysterwood
P: pad foot to pyroxylin
Q: qibla to quysshen
R: rabbet to ryokan
S: saber legs to synthetic resins
T: Tabaret to tympanum
U: UBC to Utrecht velvet
V: V-match to Vycron
W: Wachstuch-Tapete to Wyzenbeck test
XYZ: X-frame chair to zoophorus
Designers and Architects
Organizations and associations
Graphic and space standards
Tables