{"product_id":"the-anarchists-design-book-expanded-edition-signed-by-author-christopher-schwarz","title":"The Anarchist's Design Book: Expanded Edition (signed by author) - Christopher Schwarz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost of the American furniture we celebrate as the pinnacle of design is overbearing, over-embellished and a monument to waste and excess.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese high styles of furniture took hold in North America in the 18th century and persist to this day as both cult objects for collectors and as rites of passage for artisans. These are precious pieces that are auctioned, collected, reproduced and written about in exhaustive detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr, to put it a slightly different way, the people who could afford this furniture also owned mega-farms, factories and (sometimes) entire towns. This is not a knock on their wealth. But it is a simple way of asking a question that rarely gets asked among amateur makers: Why would you want to imitate the taste of your boss’s boss’s boss?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new, expanded edition of “The Anarchist’s Design Book” is an exploration of furniture forms that have persisted outside of the high styles that dominate every museum exhibit, scholarly text and woodworking magazine of the last 200 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are historic furniture forms out there that have been around for almost 1,000 years that don’t get written about much. They are simple to make. They have clean lines. And they can be shockingly modern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book explores 18 of these forms  – a bed, dining tables, chairs, chests, desks, shelving, stools – and offers a deep exploration into the two construction techniques used to make these pieces that have been forgotten, neglected or rejected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou can build an entire houseful of furniture using these two methods – what we call “staked” and ”boarded” furniture. They are shockingly simple for the beginner. They don’t require a lot of tools. And they produce objects that have endured centuries of hard use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this isn’t really a book of plans. “The Anarchist’s Design Book” shows you the overarching patterns behind these 18 pieces. It gives you the road map for designing your own pieces. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new expanded edition of “The Anarchist’s Design Book” has 656 pages (200 more than the first edition) that are sewn for long-term durability. The book is 8\" x 10\", casebound and sheathed in thick hardback boards that are covered in cotton cloth. This is the largest book Lost Art Press has published to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike all Lost Art Press books, “The Anarchist’s Design Book” is produced and printed entirely in the U.S.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSorry, but signed books cannot be personalized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurious about what we mean by \"anarchism?\" Read this short \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2016\/01\/19\/frequently-asked-questions-faq-about-american-anarchism\/\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/a\u003e. It's probably not what you think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Lost Art Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLost Art Press LLC was founded in 2007 by two enthusiastic woodworkers, John Hoffman and Christopher Schwarz, while attending a Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Open House in Warren, Maine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are believe in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eprinciples\u003c\/a\u003e that Lost Art Press was founded on, and are proud to carry some of the titles they have to offer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267042394333,"sku":null,"price":46.64,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC00350_0d9eaedc-51d8-4812-9422-cf9e4b112b06.jpg?v=1768599529","url":"https:\/\/bernalcutlery.com\/en-de\/products\/the-anarchists-design-book-expanded-edition-signed-by-author-christopher-schwarz","provider":"Bernal Cutlery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}