Joclyn M. Oats is a tenured Associate Professor in the Design Department at Columbia College Chicago, USA. Joclyn has practiced architecture and interior design and served the College in an administrative capacity as coordinator and director for the BFA, Interior Architecture, MFA, Architectural Studies, and the MFA, Interior Architecture Programs for over a decade. Her teaching has covered a wide range of courses for both graduate and undergraduate levels: studio courses, technical courses, and architecture and design history surveys.

Part I: Furniture and the Built Environment Chapter 1 A Historical Perspective Chapter 2 Construction Principles Chapter 3 Piece Categorically Part II: Understanding the Piece Chapter 4 The Analysis of Form Chapter 5 A Graphic Narrative Part III: Object of Desire Part III Introduction Chapter 6 Antiquity: Egypt, Greece and Rome Chapter 7 Renaissance: Italy, France and England Chapter 8 18th Century: Italy, France and England & America - Late Colonial Chapter 9 Precursors to Modernism: Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Viennese Secession American Arts and Crafts - Prairie Style & Craftsman Style Chapter 10 Modernist Movements: Deutscher Werkbund, Bauhaus, De Stijl, International Style Chapter 11 Early Modernist Designers and Architects: Pierre Chareau (1883-1950), Eleen Gray (1879-1976), Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) Chapter 12 Modernism in America and the European Connection Chapter 13 Movements after Modernism: High-tech, Postmodermism, Deconstructivism Chapter 14 Conclusion