The Eastlake period of design lasted from 1870 to 1890 ... His views were a reaction to the heavy dark furniture of the mid-19th century. Eastlake railed against all the extravagant ornate curved ...

Charles Locke Eastlake (1836-1906) was an English architect who wrote a book called "Hints on Household Taste in Furniture ... published over an eleven year period. In his book he advocated ...