A famous British cabinet maker.
He was born in West Yorkshire in the town of Otley. He was born in 1718 and lived to be 61.
He was well known for: Furniture Marquetry Upholstery
After working as a journeyman cabinet maker in London, during 1754, he became the first cabinet-maker to publish a book of his designs, titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Director. 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 Chippendales illustrated designs began to show signs of Neoclassicism. Chippendale had considerable competition during his active years, most notably by Ince and Mayhew.
Chippendale 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. During the companys period of greatest success it could act like a modern interior designer working with other specialists and contract for the supply of fully decorated and furnished rooms or whole houses, once the principal construction was done. Chippendale often received large-scale commissions from aristocratic clients. Twenty-six of these commissions have been identified.6Here furniture by Chippendale can still be seen. The locations include:
Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, for Sir Roland Winn, Bt (1766–85)
Blair Castle, Perthshire, for the Duke of Atholl (1758)
Wilton House, for Henry, 10th Earl of Pembroke (c 1759–1773)
Mersham Le Hatch, Kent, for Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt (1767–79)
David Garrick both in town and at his villa at Hampton, Middlesex
Normanton Hall, Rutland and other houses for Sir Gilbert Heathcote Bt (1768–78) that included the management of a funeral for Lady Bridget Heathcote, 1772
Harewood House, Yorkshire, for Edwin Lascelles (1767–78)
Newby Hall, Yorkshire, for William Weddell (c 1772–76)
Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, for Lord Irwin (1774)
Paxton House, Berwickshire, Scotland, for Ninian Home (1774–91)
Burton Constable Hall, Yorkshire for William Constable (1768–79)
Petworth House, Sussex and other houses for George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1777–79).
Dumfries House, Ayrshire, Scotland, for the 5th Earl of Dumfries.
Chippendale collaborated in furnishing interiors designed by Robert Adam and at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, and Melbourne House, London, for Lord Melbourne, with Sir William Chambers (c. 1772–75).