Having a Drink – With Gus
It was a steamy, sultry day in New York City, the kind of day when you want to slip into a cool, wood-paneled bar and sip a cold beer in a frosted glass with an old friend.
Instead, I found myself standing over a smelly subway grate at the…
Steve Jobs, You Let Me Down
No, I did not buy the iPhone4.
My disappointment with Mr. Jobs and his staff stems from an incident I had this weekend involving a PowerPoint presentation I was making at the inaugural Handmade in America Craft, Architecture & Design Expo.…
Reflections On the Evolution of a Career in Journalism
Late last year, when I was getting mentally ready to take the plunge into ArtsandCraftsCollector.com, I often worried about whether or not I could generate enough material to fill four feature slots: In the News, Collector’s Guide, Around…
Rainy Day Projects In an Arts & Crafts Office
Give me a long weekend, a son home from college without a summer job and a forecast laden with rain, and I can come up with a long list of projects in my office.
At the top of this week’s list came the task of pulling every book I own off…
Craftsman Farms Birthday Celebration Being Planned
It’s a Little Journey we each should take.
While Elbert Hubbard seemingly never made one of his famous Little Journeys to Craftsman Farms, the 5000 square-foot log home Gustav Stickley designed and constructed in Morris Plains, New Jersey,…
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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.