A Closer Look at the Dillof Collection
Last week we promised a closer look at the Dillof Collection, which is headed to auction Saturday, December 6th with Treadway-Toomey Auctions. But we've run into a snag: how do you give a "closer look" of a collection that is so fantastic? At…
A New Book You Need To Own!
"Its nice to talk to someone who knows more about my family than I do." -- Bill van Erp.
After reading the latest Arts and Crafts book to be released this year, simply entitled Dirk van Erp, I would venture to say that Gus Bostrom knows…
A Craftsman Farms Family Album
If a picture is worth 1000 words, then Heather Stivison's new book Craftsman Farms is worth exactly 200,000 words.
Actually, its worth more than that, for the former executive director of the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms has uncovered…
Excitement in St. Petersburg
Some of you may have heard the news earlier this year, and quite frankly, we're surprised it didn't spread like wild fire. As the Two Red Roses Foundation formally announced plans for the construction of the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts…
Innovation Is Best When It’s Invisible
From the Desk of Esther Schindler (Article originally published on Intuit.com)
We techies and early adopters – in whatever field – have a tendency to love the technology that enables us. And we show that enthusiasm by featuring the innovation…
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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.