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The
Arts and Crafts movement has never gone out
of fashion in America. Since its birth at the
turn of the 20th century, the Arts and Crafts
style with its uncompromising workmanship and
simple elegance has innovated home design. Today,
the genre is experiencing a dramatic renaissance,
and collectors are bringing the timeless beauty
of the style into their homes with renewed enthusiasm,
and it encompasses furniture, fabrics, tiles,
lighting fixtures, and pottery. In the Arts
& Crafts Style illustrates this exciting
movement, taking you on a compelling and inspirational
visual journey. Each chapter of this book examines
a different facet of this aesthetic, beginning
with its European origins and proceeding to
American classics such as California's Mission
style. The book highlights the work of such
influential designers as Gustav Stickley, L
& J.G. Stickley, Charles Voysey, Greene & Greene,
George Ohr, Tiffany, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles
Rohlfs, and many others, and it features Arts
and Crafts standards such as the Morris chair,
the Stickley settle, the Tiffany lamp, and the
Fulper bowl all displayed in a variety of contemporary
interiors. The book concludes with an extensive
source listing of dealers, auctioneers, and
contemporary cabinetmakers and artisans that
carry or produce furnishings in the Arts and
Crafts style. With radiant, original photography
(illustrated with 150 color photos by Rob Gray)
and engaging text, In the Arts & Crafts Style
reveals a world in the actual homes of enthusiasts
who live with this enduring style every day.
The esources appendix is a nice touch, listing
furniture makers, dealers, and others who carry
on the tradition. If you enjoy the Arts and
Crafts period, this is the book for you.
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