Thomas Johnson (designer) "The Book of the Carver" in 1758 and monthly between 1755 and 1758, "One hundred and fifty New Designs". He also had a great influence on Ince and Mayhew's book, "The Universal System of Household Furniture". He participated in the Antigallican Association, an informal group opposed to French fashion and influence. Thomas Johnson (designer) Thomas Johnson (1714–1778) was an English wood carver and furniture maker. He worked in London and is particularly known for bold or extreme use and mixture of rococo, Chinese, and rustic motifs. He was said to be one of the most successful exponents of the rococo
Matthew Hilton (designer) Matthew Hilton (designer) Matthew Hilton (born 1957) is a British furniture designer of "modern" furniture and lighting. Hilton attended Portsmouth College of Art and then Kingston Polytechnic graduating in 1979. After graduation he was an industrial designer and model maker until 1984. In 1991, he designed the "Balzac Armchair" for SCP Limited, a company started by Sheridan Coakley in 1985 and now based in Shoreditch, London. Between 2000 and 2004 Hilton was Habitat's Head of Furniture design, and his furniture is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Geffrye Museum, London, and the Manchester