BAROQUE - Large scale, bold detail, and sweeping curvilinear lines are characteristic of this
style, which originated in Italy in the sixteenth century
BENTWOOD - Bending wood was a technique developed in late nineteenth-century Europe.
BOMBE - Shape of a chest which bulges out lusciously in the centre front and makes
secondary small dips at the sides.
BONE CHINA - is a type of porcelain body first developed in Britain in which calcined ox
bone, bone ash, is a major constituent. It is characterised by high whiteness, translucency
and strength. Production usually involves a two stage firing where the first, bisque, is without a
glaze at 1280 °C (2336 °F), which gives a translucent product and then glaze, or glost, fired at
a lower temperature below 1080 °C (1976 °F).
BRUTAL - Not derogatory as one might expect but simply descriptive of a kind of architectural
and interior design that esteems the use of natural unpolished materials.
BAUHAUS - A German school of arts and crafts which emphasized modern production
techniques and modern design
BOLSTER - A cushion either cylindrical or pentahedral used on a sofa or day bed in place of
an upholstered back
BREAKFRONT - A cabinet built with two or more levels; the front surface is broken by a
projection
BROCADE - A heavy textile woven with designs of raised figures resembling embroidery or
embossed design
BUCKET BAG -
A type of soft-sided handbag shaped like a bucket with a round bottom, and is longer in
height than width.
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