Bienenstock Furniture Library

Bienenstock Furniture Library With over 5000 furniture and design volumes, we are the largest furniture specialty library in the world. Most Library services are free.

Bienenstock Furniture Library, founded 1970, is a worldwide research facility and a center for design & collaboration. Significant among the Library's 5000+ holdings are an international collection of rare books published since 1640 – including complete original works of Chippendale, Sheraton, Hepplewhite, and Diderot's encyclopedia – plus modern international works. The Library operates a special

ty bookstore selling significant contemporary books & out-of-print and hard-to-find volumes. The Library is open to the public and welcomes professionals & scholars for research, collaboration, meetings, seminars, lectures, and events.

Furniture design has never been just one style or era. At the Bienenstock Furniture Library, you can explore everything ...
05/29/2026

Furniture design has never been just one style or era. At the Bienenstock Furniture Library, you can explore everything from traditional craftsmanship and European antiques to Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco, Bauhaus, contemporary design, and more through one of the world’s most extensive collections of furniture and design books.

Whether you’re a designer, student, maker, collector, or simply someone who loves design and history, there’s inspiration waiting here for you.

Touch history, design the future.

The library is open to the public and completely free to visit. We just ask that you schedule an appointment in advance.

05/27/2026

For furniture designers, a visit to Bienenstock Furniture Library is a chance to study centuries of craftsmanship, materials, construction, and design history in a way that sparks ideas no screen ever could. Robert, come back!! 😍

Reposted • My super glamorous and all encompassing trip to the furniture capital of the world High Point, NC

05/22/2026

Whether your passion is interior design, furniture making, architecture, decorative arts, or design history, there’s a good chance we have a book that speaks your language.

From rare historic volumes to inspiring new additions, the library is filled with resources for designers, makers, students, collectors, and anyone who loves the stories behind great design.

We’re currently open by appointment only. Give us a call or send us an email to schedule a visit and explore the collection for yourself.

Contact info: www.furniturelibrary.com

The Devil Wears Prada did not disappoint when it came to featuring design-famous furniture and decor. If you’ve seen the...
05/20/2026

The Devil Wears Prada did not disappoint when it came to featuring design-famous furniture and decor. If you’ve seen the sequel, you may have spotted another round of gems like the Herman Miller Saiba chairs and this modern take on Royère’s iconic mid-century Parisian design.

Reposted • When The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened on 1 May, the fashion world dissected the clothes. Design obsessives went straight for the chairs. The pair opposite Miranda Priestly’s desk appear to be the Méandre side chair by Design Frères (), the furniture line founded in 2010 by French-born, Los Angeles-based designer Eric Thévenot. The Méandre traces its formal vocabulary to Jean Royère, whose metalwork bent and looped with a freedom unusual for mid-century French design, finding clients from Paris to Tehran to Cairo. Thévenot’s version keeps the line and moves the atelier to LA. Whether or not the production team confirmed the sourcing, it is exactly the kind of choice that rewards close looking.

Swipe for the story behind the squiggly chair

05/15/2026

Want to learn more about streamline moderne? Make your appointment to visit us! Touch history, design the future.

Reposted • The 1930s Machine Age introduced a radical shift in form: aerodynamics applied to static objects.⁠
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This solid teak sideboard is a direct translation of the Streamline Moderne movement. Notice the deliberate absence of sharp corners, replaced entirely by sweeping Style Paquebot curves and radiused D-end shelves. The upper structure is distinctly elevated by spherical spacers, giving a heavy, substantial piece of storage an unexpected lightness and continuous lateral flow.⁠
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Whether utilized as a primary bar unit or living space storage, it is ultimately a serious investment in 1930s geometry.⁠
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Come see the physical presence of these pieces on the floor before they enter a private collection.⁠
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🪵 Material: Solid aged teak with spherical spacers.⁠
🕰️ Era: 1930s Streamline Moderne Art Deco.⁠
📐 Form: Style Paquebot curves and radiused D-end shelves.⁠
📍 Location: Journey East showroom, Tan Boon Liat Building.⁠

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Touch history, design the future! Plan your visit to find your inspiration, today!Reposted • .interiors Not everything i...
05/13/2026

Touch history, design the future! Plan your visit to find your inspiration, today!

Reposted • .interiors Not everything in design is meant to be subtle.

Some pieces are made to stand out, challenge proportions, or simply make you look twice.

Some work, some don’t, but all of them push the idea of what a chair can be.

Which one would you actually have at home?

05/07/2026

The iconic AJ Table Lamp by Arne Jacobsen for Louis Poulsen remains one of the most influential examples of Scandinavian modern lighting design. Originally created in 1960 for Copenhagen’s SAS Royal Hotel, the lamp is celebrated for its clean architectural lines, asymmetrical shade, and highly functional directional light. Its balance of form and function continues to shape how interior designers approach task lighting, layered lighting plans, and timeless modern interiors.

For interior designers and design students, studying pieces like the AJ Lamp offers insight into how thoughtful furniture and lighting design can influence the mood, usability, and longevity of a space.

At the Bienenstock Furniture Library, design history becomes a hands-on learning experience, connecting today’s creatives to the legendary designers and iconic works that continue to inspire the future of interiors.

Visit the library to explore furniture design history up close, discover rare resources, and deepen your understanding of the pieces that shaped modern interior design.

We’re so happy you squeezed us in! Lovely to see you, Lisa!!Reposted • .by.lisakahn A quick April recap 🌸📚This past mon...
05/06/2026

We’re so happy you squeezed us in! Lovely to see you, Lisa!!

Reposted • .by.lisakahn A quick April recap 🌸📚

This past month was busy, busy, and-you guessed it-busy. Moving into our new studio space, getting to meet and work alongside such talented designers, and visiting our favorite places in NC. it’s been full in the best way. So many exciting opportunities this season, and we are grateful for every moment of it. ✨

05/01/2026

Here at the Bienenstock Furniture Library, the chair stands as the ultimate design test—where form, function, and craftsmanship meet in a single object that’s shaped centuries of furniture history.

Why do you think the chair became the benchmark for great design? And which iconic chair would you argue still defines it today?

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Conversation pits may have defined the 1960-1970’s, but the idea behind them still shapes how we design today. Through t...
04/29/2026

Conversation pits may have defined the 1960-1970’s, but the idea behind them still shapes how we design today. Through the lens of the Bienenstock Furniture Library, they remind us that great interiors aren’t just about how a space looks—it’s about how it brings people together.

While you won’t often see a true sunken living room in new construction, designers continue to reinterpret the concept through layered seating, architectural zoning, and layouts that create a sense of intimacy within larger, open spaces. It’s a lasting lesson in designing for connection, comfort, and the way people actually live.

Could a modern version of a conversation pit work in a home you’re designing?

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