the thumbnail history of Arts & Crafts opener:
by
, 06-07-2008 at 1:25 PM (7917 Views)
There is already too much written about the intriguing Arts & Crafts movement, and by better authors.
I only intend to recap the parts which affect furniture design.
My sources for this quickie A&C history will be:
Mission Furniture you can build by Wagner
WOOD magazine A&C furniture
Pop WW A&C furniture projects
A&C furniture by Howard
In the Craftsman Style by Fine WW
Authentic A&C furniture projects by Pop WW
Craftsman Furniture projects by WW Journal
Pop Mechanics Mission Furniture l,ll,lll
Gustav Stickley Craftsman furniture catalogs
Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture by
Creeker Robert W. Lang
Articles from The Craftsman edited by
Gustav Stickley -Dover
The Furniture of Gustav Stickley by
Bavaro
and Wikipedia (credibility ?!?)
Let's take a look at where the notion came from...