A French Chateau in Asheville
I received a phone call last week from one of the growing number of first-year attendees coming to next month's National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn. She and her husband recently purchased a bungalow and are jumping head-first…
Two Rules to Collect By
I don't take many little journeys during the month of January, as next month's Arts and Crafts Conference tends to fill all the time I have. This week the 88-page Conference Catalog goes to press, the canvas tote bags have to be ordered, the…
A New Year and New Resolutions
Tradition dictates that the first week of January is a time for both reflections and resolutions. It is a time to take stock of where we stand in our professional and personal lives, to assess where we are now in relation to where we want…
Sometimes Old School is Still the Best
I have often said that, as a designer and business owner, William Morris always kept one foot firmly planted in the Victorian style -- just in case this new Arts and Crafts fad didn't pan out.
I often feel the same way about technology.
While…
Even the Wall Street Journal ! ! !
I grew up in Illinois, taught school in Iowa, and moved to Durham, North Carolina, all before 1986, the year I made my first little journey to Asheville. Two years later I was organizing the first of 28 Arts and Crafts Conferences at the Grove…
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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.