Carved Chest Needs Funding for Conservation
A carved chest, thought to have been created by writer, gardener, and pacifist Rose Standish Nichols, needs your help to return to its former glory. The Nichols House Museum in Boston has acquired the chest and has created a GoFundMe page to…
Keeping the Van Erp Legacy alive
The legacy of American Coppersmith Dirk van Erp continues as his namesake museum and workshop re-opened in its new space in Alameda in April – adjacent to the ACStickley Gallery. On April 21st , the workshop opened with a demonstration of…
Glasgow’s Mackintosh Building Succumbs to Fire – For the Second Time.
A celebrated building in the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland on the brink of complete restoration has once again been damaged by a fire late Friday, June 15th. At 11:20 PM in downtown Glasgow, a fire started – damaging the recently renovated…
Treadway Auction A Success
Treadway Gallery is celebrating their successful June 3rd 20th Century Art & Design auction, which brought plenty of attention on Arts and Crafts lighting and interest in Art Nouveau pieces. According to Don Treadway of Treadway…
Paul Somerson, silver authority, passes away
Paul Somerson - technology magazine editor, scholar, and Arts & Crafts silver and metalwork authority - died May 25th at the age of 68.
Following his career as a successful tech author and editor of the publication PC Magazine and…
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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.