A British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Thomas Chippendale was a cabinet-maker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. Wikipedia

English cabinetmaker, namesake of Chippendale furniture Wikipedia Disambiguation

English cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles Wikipedia Disambiguation

British cabinet-maker Wikidata

A style of furniture designed by, or resembling that of, Thomas Chippendale, generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. Wiktionary