{"product_id":"good-eye-by-lost-art-press","title":"Good Eye by Lost Art Press","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eGood Eye - \u003cem data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eBy Jim Tolpin and George Walker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"192\"\u003eLost Art Press\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"537\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eGood Eye\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth title in Jim Tolpin and George Walker’s acclaimed artisan geometry series, exploring furniture design through proportion, structure and visual harmony. This volume takes a deeper and more practical look at how simple geometric systems underpin successful furniture across styles, periods and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"900\"\u003eRather than focusing on surface aesthetics, the authors reveal the proportional frameworks that give furniture its lasting visual strength. By analysing iconic historical pieces, they demonstrate how a small set of geometric relationships can be used not only to understand existing designs, but to generate entirely new ones that feel balanced and intentional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003eThe book begins by teaching readers how to identify the simple shapes within a piece of furniture, then extract the underlying module that governs its proportions. That module can then be used to scale rails, stiles, drawers, mouldings and negative space in a consistent and coherent way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003eInstruction is delivered through clear examples rather than theory alone. A 17th-century chest is used to introduce the core system, with detailed line drawings explaining how proportions govern its overall form and individual components. The same system is then applied to designing a contemporary hi-fi cabinet, demonstrating how traditional geometry adapts naturally to modern furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003eAs the book progresses, readers explore asymmetry through Asian furniture, secondary modules through a Shaker sewing table, and refinement as a method for improving existing designs. Later chapters address ornamentation and curves, showing how geometry informs even the most organic elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003eThroughout, complex ideas are supported by hundreds of clear black-and-white line drawings that make each concept accessible to both experienced designers and those new to furniture design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2094\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2094\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2107\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003e120 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003eSize: 8.5\" x 11\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2196\"\u003eBlack and white interior with hundreds of line drawings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2227\"\u003ePrinted on #60 natural paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003eSewn signatures with reinforced binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2317\"\u003eCloth-bound hardcover with foil-stamped cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2348\"\u003ePrinted and bound in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Things We Can’t Unsee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Form, Define, Refine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Hidden in Plain Sight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. To Stand or Recline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Different But the Same\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Modules Upon Modules\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Refine the Refinements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Organic Growth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Origins of Ornamentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. 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