Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Thomas Chippendale (Otley, near Leeds baptised 16 June 1718 - November 1779) was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. He went to London in 1749 where, in 1754, he became the first cabinet-maker to publish a book of his designs, titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker''s 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 Chippendale''s illustrated designs began to show signs of Neoclassicism.