If chairs and chests and tables could embody the secret yearnings of a dangerous time, they would be Biedermeier. The venerated veneered furnishings, by turns playful and austere, were crafted in ...

To many of us, Biedermeier means handsome, bourgeois furniture — wooden pieces born of clean lines, beautiful veneers and minimal fuss. But the Biedermeier style, which flourished in Europe between ...

In their new book, "The World of Biedermeier" (Thames & Hudson), authors Linda Chase and Karl Kemp present their ideas about a well-regarded aesthetic movement based on classicism which blossomed in ...

Trends in the field of interior design often prove short-lived. And they may now be more fleeting than ever, due to the faster and faster pace of contemporary life. Some people change the look of ...

Long left out of the lineup of important furniture styles, Biedermeier is now prized for its elegantly restrained post-Empire lines. Made in Germany, Austria and northern Italy between 1815 and 1850, ...