Dynamics Of Outport Furniture Design

This book examines the furniture of Newfoundland & Labrador outports as a means for exploring regional culture. It begins with discussion of the influence of British & Irish regional furniture models on Newfoundland outport furniture design, then describes furniture produced in local workshops and by residents who were handy with woodworking. This is followed by chapters that review the furniture work of seven makers. The final chapters describe furniture and other items produced for the outport house, the kitchen, the parlour & dining room, and the bedroom.

This richly illustrated study profiles one of the most colourful and distinctive forms of regional furniture in North America and demonstrates the skills of Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans as natural innovators, clever designers, practiced recyclers, and masters of adaptation.

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