Sir John Blundell Maple (1845-1903) was a furnishing store owner, perhaps the most successful of all Victorian retail ... by the 1880s it was the largest furniture store on the planet.

Emily Lindberg and Wu Hanyen took matters into their own hands—and those of their creative community—to save money where they ...

He is credited with influencing a design movement where architectural ornamentation mirrored the furniture designs found inside the residence. At a time when Victorian architecture celebrated the ...