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- Christa's goal: Creating comfort, happiness. // Furniture/Today;05/21/2001, Vol. 25 Issue 36, p9
Profiles Duluth, Georgia-based furniture designer, Carol Christa. Educational background; Success of her Carol Christa Designs business; Introduction to furniture design; Specialty; Career highlights; Thoughts about the advantages and disadvantages of being female in the field of furniture design.
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Women furniture designers played a key role in Italian post-war design, and yet their presence has been overlooked and their contribution under-acknowledged. This article is part of continuing research into the existence, experience and representation of women designers and architects in...
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The article examines the life and work of the contemporary Korean designer Kang Myung Sun. Particular focus is given to her work in furniture design. Additional topics discussed include her artistic techniques and use of mother-of-pearl inlay, her participation in fairs including the Design...
- Steeling Beauty. Blue, Alexia; Kim-Jamet, Sheila // Interior Design;Sep2008, Vol. 79 Issue 11, p186
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- Cecil Hayes. von Hoffman, Nicholas // Architectural Digest;Apr2007, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p132
The article profiles African American designer Cecil Hayes. She is an interior decorator, a furniture designer, and author of a book on decorating, "9 Steps to Beautiful Living: Dream, Design and Decorate Your Home with Style". Celebrity clients include Wesley Snipes and Samuel L. Jackson. Hayes...
- Monica Ritterband sets no boundaries. Ingram, Cinde W. // Casual Living;Aug2009, Vol. 49 Issue 8, p28
The article features Danish artist and designer Monica Ritterband who designed the cast-iron Morso 7600 wood series. According to Ritterband, she spent four years researching on the aspects of stoves before she was able to develop the Morso 7600 wood stove series. She won the Nordic Swan...
