Armour Elbow
Whats the fastest speed you can go on a motorcycle, crash, and live?
Just a hypothetical question really. Lets say you have on a helmet, leather riding jacket with elbow and shoulder armor, and gloves. Whats the fastest you can be going and expect to live? Over 100mph?
You could come off at 100+ even 200+.
It all depends on what you hit and how you crash.
You got more chance of surviving when you low-side on a track, lots of room to slide. If you lowside on the road, you will hit other things that will hurt (curbs, cars etc)
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Home Furniture In The 19th Century
The design and development of furniture over the centuries had been steady and predictable. It was largely influenced by the availability of materials, and the changing fashions of the eras. Armoires were designed for suits of armour, but later became wardrobes for clothing. Chairs lost their arms to accommodate wide skirts, and became upholstered and comfortable to fit in with the drawing rooms of fashionable ladies.
To quote William Cowper: Necessity invented stools, convenience next suggested elbow-chairs, and luxury the accomplish'd Sofa last.
The 18th century had been dominated by fine cabinetmakers such as Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton, and their craftsmanship and designs are still loved and admired today. However, more change was on the horizon in the later part of the 19th century, with the Arts and Crafts movement, as it became known, which integrated craft traditions with mass production techniques aimed at the growing mass markets.
Thomas Hope (1769-1831): Hope was born in Amsterdam, Holland, and was descended from a Scottish family of successful London merchants. At the age of 18 he began a tour of Europe, Asia and Africa which greatly affected his later artistic designs. His furniture was in the style of ‘English Empire’ which was defined by extravagant and heavy designs, and he became an exponent of the Regency style of decorative arts. Like his predecessors before him, he published a book of designs in 1807 called ‘Household Furniture and Interior Decoration’.
William Morris (1834-1896): Morris is a well-known name today for his legacy of poetry writing and textiles. He introduced heavy floral patterns to the drawing rooms of the day, in glass, wallpaper, textiles, and also in furniture. He was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement of that time, and his decorative arts firm produced “The Green Drawing Room” which is on display today in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Gustav Stickley (1858-1942): Stickley began his working life as a furniture maker and architect. He was an active member of the American Craftsman Movement, similar to the British Arts and Crafts movement. His house designs were innovative, with open floor plans, fitted bookcases and benches and large windows for natural light. He created his own style of furniture in the ‘Mission Oak Style’ which was made of American oak. He made simple, useful furniture. Sadly the popularity of his designs was short-lived and he declared himself bankrupt. Perversely, his styles are now in vogue, with his simple mission-style furniture reaching high prices at auction today.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928): Charles Rennie Mackintosh is another household name in design today. He was primarily an architect and designer and a great exponent of Art Nouveau, but his progressive ideas spilled out into his furniture designs. Together with his wife, Mackintosh had a great influence on the changing styles from the Arts and Crafts movement to the radical mass-produced Art Nouveau styles of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
About the Author
Crawleys Furniture is a UK based company that sources both the finest antique furniture and contemporary modern furniture from suppliers with the highest quality control, so our customers can be safe in the knowledge that when they are buying from Crawleys Furniture they are buying quality.
We are an online based company which enables us to drive down the price of the finest furniture from around the world, also giving us the opportunity to supply all types and styles of furniture, including living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom furniture.
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