During the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, a high proportion of London’s cabinet makers were immigrants from Eastern Europe. The tradition of buying furniture from a local cabinet maker became virtually obsolete due to improvements in mass-production techniques.
On a retro note we have now started a few websites which look back at the history of furniture first up is mfi furniture. MFI Furniture site looks at the styles and designs of years gone past with a view on the unique effect MFI had on the furniture industry. Then another name from years gone by Courts Furniture, the designs and methodology that both these companies used are very much alike.
A more contemporary styled site covering very recent furniture industry history will be Land of Leather which will look back at the rise and fall of a major supplier of sofas in the UK.
