Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Fabric, Macassar, Oak
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Hardwood, Nylon
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak, Rush
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rush, Leather, Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Mahogany
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Textile, Bentwood
1940s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century Finnish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 20th Century Finnish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wood
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rush
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Ash
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rush, Beech
1930s Austrian Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rush, Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
1920s Italian Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wood
20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Teak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rush, Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Beech
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rush, Ebony, Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Leather, Oak
1980s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Cane, Walnut
Early 1900s Danish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Leather, Wood
1910s Danish Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wool, Beech
19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Bentwood
19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Linen, Oak
19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wool, Cotton, Hardwood
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Rush, Mahogany
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Leather, Oak
19th Century Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Straw, Wood
1920s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Straw, Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Mahogany
1950s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Beech
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
1920s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Walnut