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Classics of Polish Design. Polish avant-garde Bauhaus style furniture from the interwar period presents a review of the best Polish furniture designs from the 1920s and 1930s. In spite of the inspirations with historicism popular in the interwar period and the references to folk culture (e.g., the "Ład" Artists' Cooperative), Polish designers also drew inspiration from the works of the following...
Classics of Polish Design. Józef Chierowski's "Armchair 366" from 1962 as an icon of design from the Polish People's Republic presents a classic of Polish furniture design from the post-war “modernity” period. We analysed the style, structure, and functionality of this armchair, evaluating it in comparison to other Polish and foreign modern furniture designs for small apartments. The paper...
Classics of Polish Design. Furniture Icons from the Polish People's Republic (PRL) presents a review of the best Polish furniture designs from the Polish People's Republic: the 1950s and 1960s. The paper continues the series devoted to the "Classical Polish Design", presenting the results of research on Polish post-war furniture and the icons of Polish design, carried out within the framework...
Classics of Polish Design. Post-War Polish Furniture Design the paper presents a review of Polish post-war design in the times of Polish People's Republic: in the 1950s and 1960s. It is the first paper in the series of "Classical Polish Design", presenting the results of research on Polish furniture and the icons of Polish design, carried out within the framework of dissertations in the...
For ages, furniture makers have been using various methods to accelerate the natural process of wood aging, in order to achieve a more sophisticated colour and to provide a uniform appearance for furniture parts replaced during restoration. Nowadays, wood aging is popular due to its aesthetic value associated with naturally aged wood, which can be enjoyed in conjunction with favourable mechanical...
An influence of contemporary oil coatings on the aesthetical properties and abrasion resistance of oak wood parquets. The article analyses the influence of oil coatings on the colour, gloss, and abrasion resistance of parquets made of oak wood. Popular oil coatings of the same brand were compared: two-ingredient oil, single-ingredient oil and wax oil. A comparison of properties of several different...
Influence of alder (Alnus glutinosa Gaerthn.) veneers on selected mechanical properties of layered pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) composites. The aim of the study was to analyse the influence of using hardwood veneers in the base layer on selected mechanical properties of composites made of coniferous veneers dedicated for flooring applications. The modulus of elasticity and stiffness at three-point bending...
The paper provides an analysis of windows in antique Świdermajers’ style wooden buildings, located in Otwock. It has been discovered that many of them have been already replaced with new ones. Attention was paid to the traditional Polish casement window structure with transom and the main part below, additionally divided into smaller areas by wooden horizontal or vertical muntins. Analysis of traditional...
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