Databases and e-resources: Furniture Making and Design

• DAAI: The Design and Applied Arts Index
  Index of journal articles covering all aspects of design, including furniture design.
  
  
• Art Full Text
  Index to art journals, covering fine, decorative and commercial art, including furniture design. The full text of many articles is available online.
  
  
• Academic Search Complete
  Index to journal articles, newspapers and popular magazines covering a wide range of subjects. The full text of many of the articles is available online.
  
  
• JSTOR
  Full-text journal articles covering a wide range of disciplines, including furniture design.
  
  
• Nexis UK
  Full-text newspaper and journal articles covering a comprehensive range of topics.
  

• Bridgeman Education
  Over 300,000 high quality images copyright cleared for educational use by staff and students at London Metropolitan University.
  
  
• Frederick Parker Collection
  Images of chairs in the Frederick Parker Collection housed at London Metropolitan University.
  
  
• High Wycombe Furniture Archive
  Online library of images relating to the furniture industry in the High Wycombe area.

For a more comprehensive list of image databases, visit our Image Resources web-pages.

• Oxford Art Online
  Online dictionary and encyclopedia covering all aspects of visual art, including furniture design.
  
  
• Technical Data Sheet/ Furniture Industry Research Association
  Technical information, timber species guide and business information sheets covering ergonomics, manufacturing, flammability regulations and more.
  
  Associations & organisations
  
  
• Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers
  Trade association for upholsterers.
  
  
• BFM: Association for British Furniture Manufacturers
  Trade association for furniture makers.
  
  
• Crafts Council
  Development agency for crafts in the UK including furniture.
  
  
• Design Council
  Organisation that aims to inspire and enable the best use of design. Covers all aspects of design, including furniture design.
  
  
• Timber Trade Federation
  Information on wood and climate change, responsible sourcing, buying wood, glossary of wood terms and more.
  
  British Standards
  
  
• BSI Knowledge Centre and Shop
  Search for details of current British Standards. Note: you can not access British Standards online from this site. Current and withdrawn British Standards may be consulted at the BSI Knowledge Centre (formerly the BSI Library) at 389 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4AL. Students can gain free admission with proof of student status. Please contact the BSI Knowledge Centre in advance of your visit.

  Health and safety

• Health And Safety Executive
  Information on health and safety when using woodworking machines
  
  Guide to useful web-sites

• FM4: furniture, meubles, mobili, muebles, möbel
  Guide to web-sites related to furniture, including the furniture industry, history of furniture and furniture design.

  History of furniture

• Interiordezine
  History of English furniture from Tudor times to the 19th Century and French furniture of the Louis 14th, Louis 15th and Louis 16th periods.