Fred Baier is an

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British

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working since the 1970s when he graduated from the Royal College of Art and taught at what is now

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. Some of his original work drew its influence from

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concepts such as hydraulic pistons, bridges and electrical booster systems, using of brightly coloured stained woods. Since the Seventies he has used convergent technologies including computers, mathematics, and theories of

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in his furniture designs. In 2011 Fred Baier was commissioned to create furniture for the library at The House of Lords and was invited to show retrospective furniture designs at a one-man show at the

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Articles * Broun, Jeremy. (Apr-May 1990). "The golden age of contemporary craftsmanship. Part 1". ''Woodworking International'', no. 16, pp. 26–31. * Frost, Abigail. (1990) "Fred Baier. Tales from New York." ''Interiors Quarterly.'' no. 10, pp. 12–15. * Harding, Lovette. (Dec. 1990-Jan. 1991). "Illusions of grandeur." ''Metropolitan Home'' K no. 3, pp. 70–73. -- brief profile of Baier. Books * Houston, John. ''Fred Baier : Furniture in studio''. London : Bellow, 1990. . * Baier, Fred. "Vision and Reality : Contemporary Practice for Furniture Makers". Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead. 2001 1949 births Alumni of the Royal College of Art British furniture designers Living people {{furniture-stub

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