Workshops & Rooms Filling Quickly At Grove Park Inn
For those of you who will be arriving at the Grove Park Inn the Thursday before the 29th National Arts & Crafts Conference February 19th-21st, you still have the opportunity to practice what we preach: the Arts and Crafts philosophy of Head,…
Dodge Silver Extended the Close of Arts & Crafts Era
One of the unintended consequences of World War I was the training of wounded soldiers in the fields of handicrafts: pottery, weaving, woodworking, woodcarving and metalsmithing. This training took place primarily in Veteran's Hospitals and…
Collectors Find Affordable Arts & Crafts in Chicago
Don Treadway and John Toomey provided Arts & Crafts collectors precisely what they wanted in their December 5th auction: a wide assortment of furniture, art pottery and metalware, including many lesser known and unknown makers, with realistic…
“So, where do you put your chewing gum?”
May 25, 2010
Dear Bruce,
I recently discovered that the old armchair I found in a house is a Gustav Stickley Dining Arm Chair, #349 1/2. As I was cleaning the dust and dirt off, I uncovered the "Als ik kan" decal (not a paper label, not a…
Where Has All the Roycroft Gone?
As I was cleaning out my office this week, I found myself flipping through stacks of auction catalogs dating back to 1995. In addition to seeing some wonderful, rare pieces, I also was amazed at how much Roycroft furniture had previously reached…
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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.