George Hepplewhite (1727? – 21 June 1786) was a cabinetmaker. He is regarded as having been one of the "big three" English furniture makers of the 18th century, along with Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Chippendale.

2025年1月1日 · George Hepplewhite (died 1786, London) was an English cabinetmaker and furniture designer whose name is associated with a graceful style of Neoclassicism, a movement he helped to formulate in the decorative arts.

George Hepplewhite was a cabinet and chair maker. He gave his name to a distinctive style of light, elegant furniture that was fashionable at the end of the 18th century. One characteristic that is seen in many of his designs is a shield-shaped chair back.

2019年4月5日 · George Hepplewhite designed furniture in the Neoclassical style, as did Chippendale and Sheraton. Like them, he was famous throughout the English speaking world, less as a creator of furniture, and more for his impeccable book of furniture design: The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide.

2018年5月11日 · George Hepplewhite (died 1786) was an English furniture designer whose name has become synonymous with grace and elegance. His work was instrumental in disseminating the neoclassic style of Robert Adam. Little is known of George Hepplewhite's life.

George Hepplewhite was almost a contemporary of Chippendale's, dying only seven years later. Practically nothing is known of his life, except that he carried on business in the parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate.

He was the most prominent cabinet-maker and furniture designer in England at a time when this was a prosperous and populous industry. The only visible evidence we have of his work is in his posthumous book.

George Hepplewhite had a significant impact on furniture making in the late 18th century. His designs had an influence on the Neoclassical period and shaped many furniture styles that came after. People still admire Hepplewhite furniture for its clean lines, lightness, and refined simplicity.

George Hepplewhite (d. 1786) was the most famous of Chippendale's successors among England's master cabinetmaker-designers. So synonymous with excellence in design and craftsmanship was his name that it has been given to one of the most influential styles of …

Working from his workshop in St Giles, London, George Hepplewhite was instrumental in the introduction of French stylistic traits and influences into English furniture design.