Articles about 'furniture'

A heavy oak chest in the Parker Library (Corpus Christi College) was used to store objects left as collateral for loans of money. Its ironwork features the outline of a plant – but no-one knew why. Now a visitor to the Library may have unravelled the meaning of this decorative motif.

One of the most influential designers of the 20th century, who turned furniture into works of art to support the human form, is being celebrated with a unique, free exhibition in Cambridge - opening today.