 "His art became his speech," according to Merle Good, a collector quoted by "The New York Times" in 1980.Lapp's designs and colorful drawings have been saved for posterity in his "handbook", which he must have carried with him to show samples of his cabinets to prospective clients.Experts point to Lapp's designs as the closest representation of what it is regarded as 19th-century Amish furniture style.