I am looking for books on furniture design, since all the literature that we got in tradeschool, apart from 4 pages, only dealt with the technical aspects of cabinetmaking. All that we learned about designing stuff was basic knowledge about proportions (golden ratio) and the standard heights for tables and other types of furniture.
So basically I can accurately draw and craft any type of cabinet, door or table i want, but everything i design looks like standard 1980s ikea furniture, due to me having ZERO design skills.
Any help would be greatly apprechiated. I am especially interested in any books that deal with designing classic American, rococo and art nuveau furniture.
Being able to design stuff like pic related is my dream, so help me in getting there guys.
>>1234572
dude, pretty much every designer develops their own style. I'm not sure what you're asking. basically, design a box, add decorative elements to it.
The best inspiration I have is go to the library and look at architectural digest magazines to see the details of houses/furniture from various decades.
>>1234572
Just try to imitate designs you like and after a while you'll develop an eye for it. Then you can start to change the designs how you want or come up with something original
>>1234572
>design
>basic knowledge
>golden ratio
Design is not about knowledge but about a flair, it is not maths, and golden ratio (and other muh mythical cosmic numbers or ratio) is a dead meme, very dead, don't even go there.
Look at lots of examples and lurk in relevant reddit or pinterest or similar.
>standard heights for tables and other stuff
This you can just google, I can already see a pdf containing everything you need to know from 1 google search.
>>1234789
Not OP, but I must note that "standard" furniture heights vary between countries. I made dining table legs as American standard 28 inches, only to realize it looks like a kids table here.
I went with 37 inches, which I think is fine as I'm 6 foot 4, but will probably have to take it down a bit. But that's a different story.
>>1234795
>6 foot 4
You are not standard so you can disregard yourself.
>>1234796
Right, but I then measured other tables I have, and in restaurants (looking like a weirdo), and they were all 4 inches taller than the US "standard".
>>1234809
To fair the "standard" is a fit-most measurement, and it also ranges from 28 to 30 inches, so give or take 2 inch to suit individual preference is not wildly beyond the norm.
Going back to OP's question, the standards are a guide and only a guide if you want it to "fit most people", however if you have a specific user in mind, just tailor it to whatever he wants.