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
Thomas Chippendale National Gallery. Chippendale furniture is highly valued; a padouk cabinet that came up for auction in 2008 sold for £2,729,250. Chippendale was born the only child of John Chippendale (1690–1768), joiner, and his first wife Mary (née Drake) (1693–1729). He received an elementary education at Prince Henry's Grammar School. The Chippendale family had long been in the wood working trades and so he probably received his basic training from his father, though it is believed that he was also trained by Richard Wood in York, before he moved to London. Wood later ordered eight copies of the "Director". On 19