Art Pottery & Lighting Steal The Show at Rago Auction
Rago Arts and Auction Center's 20th C. Decorative Arts and Design Auction series brought in $5,694,038 over three days, February 26, 27, and 28. The majority of Furniture lots sold within their estimates, however, Art Pottery and Lighting lots…
Reimagining The Craftsman Home
From the Desk of Dale and Stephanye Peek
Editor’s Note: We are so excited to be sharing a glimpse into the wonderful world of home renovation via our friends, and long time National Arts & Crafts Conference attendees, Dale and Stephanye…
Satisfying Our Three Basic Needs
Head, Heart and Hand.
Elbert Hubbard may not have been the first to utter this phrase, but he utilized it so often that it has since become associated with him and the Arts and Crafts movement.
And, of course, to the current Arts and Crafts…
Making Tough Decisions
Many years ago, soon after I had moved to North Carolina from Iowa, I came across a Gustav Stickley footstool that literally looked like it had just been lifted out of its 1910 packing crate. The finish was pristine, the paper label crisp, the…
Handel Lamps and the Arts & Crafts Style
The turn of the 20th century was an explosive time for the decorative arts in America.
The opulence of the Victorian aesthetic gave way to the organic influence of the Art Nouveau movement. At the same time, Gustav Stickley and the Arts &…
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ArtsandCraftsCollector.com is a website dedicated to exploring the works, artisans, historical origins and the contemporary revival of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The historic movement started as a response to the country’s Industrial Revolution and encouraged simple design paying tribute to the natural world over the intricate design of the Victorian era.