"Principles of Design" offers an entry to the world of designing several different types of craft. Varnum lays out a series of step-by-step rules to guide the reader through the process of designing furniture, pottery and metalwork. It begins with function and form, then delves into common-sense rules for dividing up a form both horizontally and vertically.
"Principles of Design" was written during the waning years of the American Arts & Crafts movement, so the examples used in the book are gorgeous Craftsman designs and earlier traditional forms. Varnum’s rules apply to all furniture forms, while the plainly written Arts & Crafts pieces in the book help make the use of his rules easy to comprehend and digest.
Hardcover: 248 pages
Dimensions: 7" x 9.6"
Printed and hand bound in the United States
