Thomas Chippendale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Chippendale

British cabinet-maker

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1718

Place of Birth: Otley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1779

Profession: architect, businessperson, furniture designer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779) was born in Otley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England in June 1718.
He became a cabinet-maker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles.
In 1754 he published a book of his designs, titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, upon which success he became renowned.
The designs are regarded as representing the current British fashion for furniture of that period and are now reproduced globally.
He was buried 16 November 1779, according to the records of St Martin-in-the-Fields, in the cemetery since built upon by the National Gallery.
Chippendale furniture is much valued; a padouk cabinet that was offered for auction during 2008 sold for £2,729,250.