Recently I have taken a fancy to a little tubular steel furniture. A little modernist in style and function and I have been looking into how i would create my own tubular steel furniture. I have access to a few tools and a little space and i’m willing to put in a little cash to get a few bits of kit to get it started.
I have been hunting around to find some books on the subject first of all and i’m struggling to find any which i actually want to buy. I have found the Thonet: Classic Furniture in Bent Wood and Tubular Steel but the description is missing and i cannot tell whether it’s a guide, picture book or a practical how-to! There is also the Thonet Tubular Steel Furniture but again this lacks description on the content. As the second title is from the Vitra Design Museum i can imagine that the content isn’t bad, but whether it is relavent is another matter!
If only there were a simple “how to make tubular steel furniture” guide somewhere. Or am i being completely insane and should i juet get some steel and bend it? Maybe i should be working out by myself how to make the furniture instead of looking through books to discover the way that someone else has done a similar thing.
If anyone can suggest any resources or places to start and books to read to get into the subject then please post them below. Thanks.
