Campaign or knockdown furniture was portable military furniture designed to be disassembled easily or collapsible for ease of transport, often featuring side handles. While easy to disassemble, British military men of high social position did not compromise on style or grandness and some furniture required many servants to carry their weight.
Campaign furniture design came to it heights during the vast expansion of the British Empire during the Georgian and Victorian periods. British officers brought the latest fashion in furniture from home to the colonies. In some cases furniture was commissioned in exotic woods native to the colonies but following English styles of furniture. The popularity of this type of furniture was evidenced in that it was also included in the designs of some of the preeminent designers of the time including Thomas Sheraton, George Hepplewhite and Thomas Chippendale.
The clean lines of many of the pieces lend themselves well to modern applications.
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