10 Facts About Chippendale furniture

Thomas Chippendale was a cabinet-maker 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 Chippendale furniture designs published in England to that point which created a mass market for Chippendale furniture—upon which success he became renowned.

Chippendale furniture was the only child of John Chippendale, joiner, and his first wife Mary .

The Chippendale furniture family had long been involved with the wood working trades and so he probably received his basic training from his father, though it is believed that he was trained by Richard Wood in York, before he relocated to London.

Thomas Chippendale furniture assumed management of the business in 1776 allowing his father to retire.

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Chippendale furniture relocated to what was then called Lob's Fields in Kensington.

Three editions were published, the first in 1754, followed by a virtual reprint in 1755, and finally a revised and enlarged edition in 1762, by which time Chippendale furniture's illustrated designs began to show signs of Neoclassicism.

Chippendale furniture was much more than just a cabinet maker, he was an interior designer who advised on other aspects of decor such as soft furnishings and even the colour a room should be painted.

Consequently, recognisably "Chippendale" furniture was produced in Dublin, Philadelphia, Lisbon, Copenhagen and Hamburg.

Chippendale furniture is briefly mentioned by name in the opening of the 2022 film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.