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Thomas Chippendale

1718 - 1779

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Thomas Chippendale (June 1718 – 1779) was an English woodworker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director—the most important collection of furniture designs published in England to that point which created a mass market for furniture—upon which success he became renowned. According to the Victoria and Albert Museum, "so influential were his designs, in Britain and throughout Europe and America, that 'Chippendale' became a shorthand description for any furniture similar to his Director designs". The designs are regarded as representing the current British fashion for furniture of that period and are now reproduced globally. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Chippendale is the 23rd most popular designer (down from 20th in 2019), the 998th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 671st in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Designer.

Thomas Chippendale was a famous furniture designer from the 18th century. He is most famous for his designs of furniture.

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Among designers, Thomas Chippendale ranks 23 out of 104. Before him are René Lalique, Miuccia Prada, Nina Ricci, Georg Elser, Exekias, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. After him are Jony Ive, Battista Farina, Iris Apfel, Philippe Starck, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, and Raymond Loewy.

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Among people born in 1718, Thomas Chippendale ranks 6. Before him are Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mariana Victoria of Spain, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, and Alexander Roslin. After him are John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, Anna Leopoldovna, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Jacob Christian Schäffer, and Johan Ernst Gunnerus. Among people deceased in 1779, Thomas Chippendale ranks 5. Before him are James Cook, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Anton Raphael Mengs, and Emperor Go-Momozono. After him are Karim Khan Zand, John Kay, Casimir Pulaski, David Garrick, William Boyce, Tommaso Traetta, and Louis de Jaucourt.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Chippendale ranks 998 out of 8,785. Before him are Alfred Molina (1953), Leigh Hunt (1784), Michael Palin (1943), Harry Kane (1993), William Bradford (1590), and Henry Bessemer (1813). After him are Julie Walters (1950), Edward B. Titchener (1867), Julia Gillard (1961), Jony Ive (1967), Richard Wilson (1936), and James Meade (1907).

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Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Chippendale ranks 4. Before him are Thomas Andrews (1873), William Morris (1834), and Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868). After him are Jony Ive (1967), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Beau Brummell (1778), Alexander McQueen (1969), John Baskerville (1706), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Laura Ashley (1925), and Paul Smith (1946).

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