Furniture
noun
Objects like tables, chairs that are used in a room or building to make it comfortable for living or working.
She bought some new furniture for her house.
Often appears as...
- bedroom furniture
- office furniture
noun
In printing, the pieces of wood or metal used to fill spaces around type or images to hold them in place.
The letterpress studio is filled with a variety of printing furniture.
Often appears as...
- printing furniture
- letterpress furniture
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Objects like tables, chairs that are used in a room or building to make it comfortable for living or working.
She bought some new furniture for her house.
Often appears as...
- bedroom furniture
- office furniture
noun
In printing, the pieces of wood or metal used to fill spaces around type or images to hold them in place.
The letterpress studio is filled with a variety of printing furniture.
Often appears as...
- printing furniture
- letterpress furniture
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Furniture is tangible. Imagine items that make spaces livable when using this word.
They picked out furniture that made the living room cozy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Movable
Unlike decor, furniture is often heavy and not easily moved.
The bulky furniture in the office took a whole day to rearrange.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Disposable
Furniture is typically a long-term investment, not thrown away after short use.
Her grandmother's antique furniture was passed down through generations.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Furniture is tangible. Imagine items that make spaces livable when using this word.
They picked out furniture that made the living room cozy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Movable
Unlike decor, furniture is often heavy and not easily moved.
The bulky furniture in the office took a whole day to rearrange.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Disposable
Furniture is typically a long-term investment, not thrown away after short use.
Her grandmother's antique furniture was passed down through generations.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Furniture is tangible. Imagine items that make spaces livable when using this word.
They picked out furniture that made the living room cozy.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Movable
Unlike decor, furniture is often heavy and not easily moved.
The bulky furniture in the office took a whole day to rearrange.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Disposable
Furniture is typically a long-term investment, not thrown away after short use.
Her grandmother's antique furniture was passed down through generations.
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Video examples
The design genius of...
And the thing about their furniture is that they said the role of the designer was essentially that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest. So those are cool images. But these are ones I think are really cool. These are all the prototypes. These are the mistakes, although I don't think mistakes is the right word in design.
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Why should you read...
Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit. Talking, jeering, and cheering was common during performances. There are even accounts of audiences throwing furniture when plays were flops.
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Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
into something as trivial as a desk lamp. I mean, look at them -- at the end of this movie, you actually feel something for two pieces of furniture. And I said, I have to learn how to do this. So I made a really bad career decision. And that's what my mom was like when I did it.
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How cohousing can make...
And while intention is difficult to see or even show, I'm an architect, and I can't help but show you more pictures. So here are a few examples to illustrate how intention has been expressed in some of the communities I've visited. Through the careful selection of furniture,
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Tap Into Your Brain's...
categories like colors tools or furniture in each category has its own best example these examples help your brain quickly and efficiently find what it needs without having a dig through everything you know for most people the best example for colors is red and the
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Robots that fly ... and...
And it uses these sensors to build a map of the environment. What that map consists of are features -- like doorways, windows, people, furniture -- and it then figures out where its position is, with respect to the features. So there is no global coordinate system.
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The Missing Years of...
houses building furniture building halls billing in assembling buildings with limestone and wood that's the family business the Nazareth region also provides clues to Jesus's level of education and his knowledge of the world the language of
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The guardian of the...
including farming and furniture making running a hotel and a grocery but they all failed leaving him poor and in debt most of his life now as a fellow startup guy I do admire his entrepreneurial spirit were he alive today no doubt he'd
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What makes us feel good...
The next part I want to show you is something about positive motivation. So there is a store in the U.S. called IKEA. And IKEA is a store with kind of okay furniture that takes a long time to assemble. I don't know about you,
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Young Warthog Destroys...
I've gotten over worrying about the furniture I really can't get that you know neurotic we've been through about
Video examples
The design genius of...
And the thing about their furniture is that they said the role of the designer was essentially that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest. So those are cool images. But these are ones I think are really cool. These are all the prototypes. These are the mistakes, although I don't think mistakes is the right word in design.
Video examples
Why should you read...
Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit. Talking, jeering, and cheering was common during performances. There are even accounts of audiences throwing furniture when plays were flops.
Video examples
Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
into something as trivial as a desk lamp. I mean, look at them -- at the end of this movie, you actually feel something for two pieces of furniture. And I said, I have to learn how to do this. So I made a really bad career decision. And that's what my mom was like when I did it.
Video examples
How cohousing can make...
And while intention is difficult to see or even show, I'm an architect, and I can't help but show you more pictures. So here are a few examples to illustrate how intention has been expressed in some of the communities I've visited. Through the careful selection of furniture,
Video examples
Tap Into Your Brain's...
categories like colors tools or furniture in each category has its own best example these examples help your brain quickly and efficiently find what it needs without having a dig through everything you know for most people the best example for colors is red and the
Video examples
Robots that fly ... and...
And it uses these sensors to build a map of the environment. What that map consists of are features -- like doorways, windows, people, furniture -- and it then figures out where its position is, with respect to the features. So there is no global coordinate system.
Video examples
The Missing Years of...
houses building furniture building halls billing in assembling buildings with limestone and wood that's the family business the Nazareth region also provides clues to Jesus's level of education and his knowledge of the world the language of
Video examples
The guardian of the...
including farming and furniture making running a hotel and a grocery but they all failed leaving him poor and in debt most of his life now as a fellow startup guy I do admire his entrepreneurial spirit were he alive today no doubt he'd
Video examples
What makes us feel good...
The next part I want to show you is something about positive motivation. So there is a store in the U.S. called IKEA. And IKEA is a store with kind of okay furniture that takes a long time to assemble. I don't know about you,
Video examples
Young Warthog Destroys...
I've gotten over worrying about the furniture I really can't get that you know neurotic we've been through about
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Quote examples
Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I spend a lot of time just, you know, with my girlfriend and my dog. And I mean, we don't have a lot of furniture in our house, so it's really simple. And we're trying to build products for everyone in the world, right. And you don't want to get isolated to do that.
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Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
I fled my home town and did odd jobs, including things like re-designing old furniture, before I became an actor. Having said that, I don't think the story of my life is in any way remarkable. What is remarkable is how acting opportunities have come my way.
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Olivier Theyskens
Belgian Designer
The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the way people evolve globally. It's good to have an influence.
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Gauri Khan
Indian Producer
I have a passion for design. Be it a line of clothes or taking a gut decision with unique pieces of furniture, one should always be willing to experiment.
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Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I haven't got time in my life to do all the things I should be doing, like running and dieting and decorating my house, buying some furniture.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
I have been black and blue in some spot, somewhere, almost all my life from too intimate contacts with my own furniture.
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Nate Berkus
American Designer
I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time.
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Joe Gebbia
American Designer
Design helps shape our everyday interactions through products, furniture, objects, or experiences.
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Kelly Wearstler
American Designer
I'm a designer, which includes interiors, architecture, fashion, furniture, and lifestyle.
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Kenny Leon
American Director
I always say film is art, theater is life and television is furniture.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I spend a lot of time just, you know, with my girlfriend and my dog. And I mean, we don't have a lot of furniture in our house, so it's really simple. And we're trying to build products for everyone in the world, right. And you don't want to get isolated to do that.
Quote examples
Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
I fled my home town and did odd jobs, including things like re-designing old furniture, before I became an actor. Having said that, I don't think the story of my life is in any way remarkable. What is remarkable is how acting opportunities have come my way.
Quote examples
Olivier Theyskens
Belgian Designer
The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the way people evolve globally. It's good to have an influence.
Quote examples
Gauri Khan
Indian Producer
I have a passion for design. Be it a line of clothes or taking a gut decision with unique pieces of furniture, one should always be willing to experiment.
Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I haven't got time in my life to do all the things I should be doing, like running and dieting and decorating my house, buying some furniture.
Quote examples
Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
I have been black and blue in some spot, somewhere, almost all my life from too intimate contacts with my own furniture.
Quote examples
Nate Berkus
American Designer
I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time.
Quote examples
Joe Gebbia
American Designer
Design helps shape our everyday interactions through products, furniture, objects, or experiences.
Quote examples
Kelly Wearstler
American Designer
I'm a designer, which includes interiors, architecture, fashion, furniture, and lifestyle.
Quote examples
Kenny Leon
American Director
I always say film is art, theater is life and television is furniture.
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