The Eameses worked together across many fields, but their house in the Pacific Palisades remains the most celebrated example of their collaborative designs.

Cabinetmaker to Marie Antoinette, Roentgen designed “surprise furniture,” bureaus and desks that appeared to magically transform at the push of a button.

How did an oleoresin produced by insects in Asia become a standard part of European furniture manufacture and conservation?

Not much is known about eighteenth-century furniture designer Thomas Chippendale, making his life and work perfect for mythologizing after his death.

18th-century bathing was controversial. Some argued bathing was healthy, while others argued it could damage one's health.