What is Arts and Crafts Inspired Furniture?
The term “Arts and Crafts inspired” simply means that when I design I typically am influenced by several of the founders of the American Arts & Crafts movement. My legs are constructed like those designed by the Stickley brothersusing four, highly figured solid quarter-sawn pieces. I assemble mine using a locking-mitre joint that interlocks each piece to create a very strong leg. The squared-off spindles in my tables are reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School style. Additionally, I cut my spindles from a single, heavily figured piece of quarter-sawn white oak, carefully choosing a flowing horizontal figure that compliments the table being built. Another influence is the furniture Charles & Henry Greene designed for their architectural commissions. I integrate their proud pegs and splines, which invite one to touch the wood. (Back to top) Arts and Crafts, Craftsman, or Mission – which is it? The terms Mission, Craftsman, and Arts and Crafts are often mistakenly used intercha
