The United States of Arts & Crafts
We don’t know about you but we had the best time catching up on Gus Bostrom’s summer travels with his family when he sent out the e-newsletter each week for his Arts and Crafts antiques business, acstickley.com. But the short blurbs in our…
Crafting Your Own Collection: Part 2
We all have special talents and if one of yours happens to be crafting household items or working on projects with your own two hands (or you've always wanted to learn how) be sure to look into our special Pre-Conference Workshops held each…
Heintz Metalware Continues to Grow in Popularity
What a difference a little bit of silver can make.
In 1902, Otto Heintz set up the Arts & Crafts Shop in Buffalo, New York, where he manufactured modest desk sets, stamp boxes and tall candlesticks decorated with applied enamel over a textured…
Crafting Your Own Collection: Part 1
We all have special talents and if one of yours happens to be crafting household items with your own two hands (or you've always wanted to learn how) be sure to look into our special Pre-Conference Workshops held each year at the National Arts…
The Tragic End to Albert Stickley’s Life
Here's one from our backlogs, a little history for you on the "irascible" Stickley brother.
Each of the Stickley brothers - Albert, Charles, Leopold and John - remain slightly obscured by the shadow of their larger-than-life older brother Gustav.…
About Us
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.