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Butler's Trays

The butler as an extra and movable sideboard used a large oblong tray on a folding X-shaped stand, usually of mahogany. Late eighteenth-century examples are of various types: plain, brassbound at the corners, and with all four sides of the tray hinged to fall flat. Another type has the rimless top hinged across the centre and in one with the base, and the whole article folds up. These are sometimes known as 'coaching tables1.

Cabinets, Cabinets with hinged doors, with or without drawers inside, were made in the later seventeenth century, and much attention was paid to their decoration. They were veneered with rare woods, inlaid with marquetry and embellished with plates of embossed silver. They were placed on stands of turned wood, and later on elaborately carved gilt wood bases. Many lacquered cabinets were imported from the Far East, and placed on similar stands for use in English rooms.

Cabinets on stands did not retain their great popularity in the eighteenth century, but their place was taken by book and china cases with glazed doors. About 1800 low cabinets standing on the ground came into fashion, and many of these had marble tops and the doors were inset with panels of silk or with gilt brass trellis.

Caddies

The caddy owes its name to a Chinese weight, a catty or kali, which equals about one and a third pounds. Much of the tea coming from the East was doubtless packed in amounts of one catty, and the name of the quantity became corrupted into that of the box to hold it. Although tea-caddies were made from different materials, many were of wood and it is proper therefore to mention them under the heading of Furniture. Few, if any, survive from before about 1740, but in 1752 Chippendale showed in his Director designs for a number of them, elaborately shaped and carved. Each succeeding designer influenced the shape, coloring and ornament of the tea caddy, and the immense number of variations in pattern is too numerous to list. Many of them had silver containers inside a wooden outer case, others, had removable wooden boxes. In the nineteenth century it was common to fit them with two boxes, one each for green and black tea, and a glass bowl; the latter described variously as for holding sugar and for blending the teas.

Canterbury

This is the name given to a low open stand with divisions, a drawer beneath and short legs, for holding music. They were made in mahogany from about 1800, and later in rosewood and walnut. No one knows how they got their name, but it is assumed that one was designed in the first instance for an Archbishop of Canterbury. They are very popular nowadays, not always for holding sheet music but for newspapers.

Card Tables

Playing cards were introduced into England in the fifteenth century, and doubtless a special table for use with them followed shortly. None survive before walnut ones made in the reign of William and Mary, with the typical folding tops lined with needlework or cloth. They are rare, but later examples in mahogany survive in large numbers. Almost all are lined with cloth, and many have the inside corners recessed to hold candlesticks; others have oval sunken spaces to hold counters or coins. Late in the eighteenth century card tables were often made in pairs, and examples are found occasionally veneered in satinwood and of half-round shape.

After 1800 they were made on a pillar support with splayed legs and brass-capped toes.

We have seen some of the types of tables and from where they derived their names. It is interesting to know what are the different types of tables and their historical background. The shapes and sizes and the different kinds of woods that were used to make them.

Furniture Of The World

Building a house is not complete without furniture's. Furniture can be of different materials like Wooden, Aluminum, Brass, Silver, Steel and Wrought iron. With the passing time the furniture's have been tailored according to the taste of the people. This revolutionary change was brought by the innovative ideas of several modern furniture designers. Eero Aarnio is a Finnish designer who broke through the traditional concept of designing furniture. Plastic and fiberglass were the main material used for converting his imagination into reality. Some of his masterpieces were Ball chair (just designed like a globe. Fiberglass is the main material used to create this masterpiece on a metal swiveling base with upholstery. It is for a single person with mp3 player attached to it), Bubble chair, tomato chair, Pastil chair, Screw chair etc. Eero Aarnio `s magnificent work was not only made of fiber and plastic but he also experimented with wood, steel etc.

George Nelson was an architect and designer, well known as the creator of beautiful and practical things. One of his well known work is the bubble lump. Charles and Ray Eames were American designers who not only made several contributions in modern furniture designing but also in the fields of art, industrial designing, film, graphic designing and architecture. Their one of the remarkable piece of work is the lounge chair.

The talented Mies van rohe was a very well known architecture and also designed for the famous Barcelona chair. Eileen Gray started her carrier by learning the lacquer work and in due course of time she took interest in architecture. Her innovative ideas kept her moving. She also took interest in designing furniture's one of her masterpieces were bibendum chair. Saarinen designed furniture according to the customer's requirement.

Harry Bertoia was famous for his metal work and also imparted his knowledge of jewelry designing and metal work. His one of the famous work is the diamond chair.

le corbusier is also one of the multi talented designer. He is an architect, designer, urbanist and also painter, well renowned for his contribution to modern architecture.

Modern contemporary furniture comes in various shape and style from European designers, Italian designers etc. for living room, bathroom, dinning room, office, patio etc. There are exclusive furniture's for every room. Several types of furniture's are required for an office like table, chairs, sofas, computer desks, cabinet etc. all these furniture's comes in contemporary shapes. The hectic schedule and the workaholic nature of the current generation have led to the invention of modern contemporary furniture; the modern chairs are also a part of it. It's more elegent, stylish and comfortable. At the completion of day the body wants relaxation and the best place for that is the bed room. The most important furniture in the bed room is the bed. The modern bedroom designers with there innovative ideas have created several masterpieces. The contemporary modern bedroom furniture's are sleek, trendy, glamorous and comfortable. When the mood is to take a break from the homely environment and break the monotony, there comes the contemporary patio range of furniture's like table, chair, umbrella, cushion etc. this is not only the ideal way to unwind the stressed mind but it also adds on an aristocratic look to the home. There are other furniture's which is generally a mix and match of the old style with a tinge of the modern concept like the retro furniture and the modern classics. It's generally the revival of the old style crafted by the modern designers. From the ceiling to the floor, rugs to lamps every home item has been modified to give a more decorous look. Apart from modern bedroom furniture, modern dining chairs, modern patio furniture, there is the modern lighting system. There is a fascinating range of lightings. The sputnik lamp is one of the very well known sample of creative art in lighting system.

Home, the sweet home is the place which reflects the nature and characteristic of every person. It is the resting place of every man and therefore we want it to be always at its best appearance by designing its virtue using the right kind of furniture, the contemporary designer furniture.

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