Manufacturers of furniture we bet so fed up with technology and mass production of goods that we want to put our money on the "Simple Life."
This longing for a vanished way of life has nothing to do with Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.
Have everything to do with Arts & Crafts movement that made Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright and Greene & Greene household names.
The most repeated mantra at last month's International Home Furnishings Market is the simple lines and a fine of expertise Art & Crafts and Mission furniture. Nearly 25 percent of the producers of this style was introduced in the market, according to Furniture / Today and Home Accents Today survey. Among them are Hooker's Simply American, Magnussen Home's Oak Park, Copeland's Prairie by Frank Lloyd Wright and Stickley's additions to Pasadena Bungalow and Historic Mission.
Arts & Crafts When I first arrived in the late 1890's and early 20 th century, it is a reaction to industrialization and so carved furniture of the Victorian period, says Kim Shaver, Vice President of marketing and communication for Hooker. Some of the same factors in play right now.
"What happened was the depersonalization of society," he said. "Suddenly there was shortage of one-of-a-kind, handmade, hand-made items that are the subject of life before. Arts & Crafts more personal, down to earth with a handcrafted feel. It is practical, sturdy with lines very simple compared to Victoria or the excessive carving we have seen out of China the last few years. "
Shaver said the timing was right from the point of view of culture and style. Once again we are hungry for simplicity in the world of high-tech gadgets. He pointed to the success of Real Simple magazine and the upcoming fall launches of new Organization TV network and Simplify magazine.
Fair Hooker American Collection is betting on the hunch that Gen X and Gen Y consumers, who demand quality in everything from their car into a cocktail, would not mind paying extra for craftsmanship such as quarter-sewn white oak, cedar-lined drawers, hand rubbed finish and open mortise and tenon pegs. At a time when more and more furniture made in Asia, 30-piece collection is made in America. Besides oak, also available in solid cherry and select cherry veneers.
Magnussen Home describes the Oak Park Collection as "classic Mission styling reinvented for the 21st century." Named after Frank Lloyd Wright neighborhood in Chicago, also a collection designed to appeal to Gen X and Gen Y. Although the styling has been softened from the original, it also relies on historical details such as glass and mortise-and seed-tenon detail. This is made of four oak veneers with Mission oak finish and oil-rubbed brass hardware.
One of the most interesting part is the 54-inch tall Oak Park Shaving Stand ($ 430), which has a door and drawer storage and a removable side mirror. Another update is part of Oak Park China ($ 1840), featuring wine and stemware storage and sliding doors. Collection will be in stores in the fall.
Copeland, the exclusive license to manufacture and marketing of the Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture Collection, introduced designs focusing on Wright's Prairie Period (1899-1910). Furniture, manufactured in Vermont, includes items such as icons Taliesin barrel chair ($ 999), Dana Thomas dining (10-seat table, $ 5499; side chair, $ 899; and arm chairs, $ 1099), and the seat, sometimes Sometimes the table and the bedroom. Forest including white oak and solid cherry
Stickley, who celebrated his birthday 17th birthday Mission furniture, is considered as the main producer of Arts & Crafts supporters go when they could not find the original pieces. One of the most distinctive part is the Harvey Ellis sideboard ($ 5065), which is equipped with a graceful curved front gate and decorated with inlaid patterns of rural roads.
The Company has expanded its Pasadena Bungalow Collection with 20 new pieces that pay tribute to the California Arts & Crafts style of Greene & Greene. All made of wood with accents of dark wood sapelli Africa. Highlights include the Gamble House Door Chest ($ 4723), which displays all the sides and corners softened, 15 drawers and two doors that open to accommodate a small TV and Monterey bed (queen, $ 2805) with a smooth, round and set the joint complex . No date has been announced for when the collection will be available at retail.
source: www.charlotte.com
This longing for a vanished way of life has nothing to do with Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.
Have everything to do with Arts & Crafts movement that made Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright and Greene & Greene household names.
The most repeated mantra at last month's International Home Furnishings Market is the simple lines and a fine of expertise Art & Crafts and Mission furniture. Nearly 25 percent of the producers of this style was introduced in the market, according to Furniture / Today and Home Accents Today survey. Among them are Hooker's Simply American, Magnussen Home's Oak Park, Copeland's Prairie by Frank Lloyd Wright and Stickley's additions to Pasadena Bungalow and Historic Mission.
Arts & Crafts When I first arrived in the late 1890's and early 20 th century, it is a reaction to industrialization and so carved furniture of the Victorian period, says Kim Shaver, Vice President of marketing and communication for Hooker. Some of the same factors in play right now.
"What happened was the depersonalization of society," he said. "Suddenly there was shortage of one-of-a-kind, handmade, hand-made items that are the subject of life before. Arts & Crafts more personal, down to earth with a handcrafted feel. It is practical, sturdy with lines very simple compared to Victoria or the excessive carving we have seen out of China the last few years. "
Shaver said the timing was right from the point of view of culture and style. Once again we are hungry for simplicity in the world of high-tech gadgets. He pointed to the success of Real Simple magazine and the upcoming fall launches of new Organization TV network and Simplify magazine.
Fair Hooker American Collection is betting on the hunch that Gen X and Gen Y consumers, who demand quality in everything from their car into a cocktail, would not mind paying extra for craftsmanship such as quarter-sewn white oak, cedar-lined drawers, hand rubbed finish and open mortise and tenon pegs. At a time when more and more furniture made in Asia, 30-piece collection is made in America. Besides oak, also available in solid cherry and select cherry veneers.
Magnussen Home describes the Oak Park Collection as "classic Mission styling reinvented for the 21st century." Named after Frank Lloyd Wright neighborhood in Chicago, also a collection designed to appeal to Gen X and Gen Y. Although the styling has been softened from the original, it also relies on historical details such as glass and mortise-and seed-tenon detail. This is made of four oak veneers with Mission oak finish and oil-rubbed brass hardware.
One of the most interesting part is the 54-inch tall Oak Park Shaving Stand ($ 430), which has a door and drawer storage and a removable side mirror. Another update is part of Oak Park China ($ 1840), featuring wine and stemware storage and sliding doors. Collection will be in stores in the fall.
Copeland, the exclusive license to manufacture and marketing of the Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture Collection, introduced designs focusing on Wright's Prairie Period (1899-1910). Furniture, manufactured in Vermont, includes items such as icons Taliesin barrel chair ($ 999), Dana Thomas dining (10-seat table, $ 5499; side chair, $ 899; and arm chairs, $ 1099), and the seat, sometimes Sometimes the table and the bedroom. Forest including white oak and solid cherry
Stickley, who celebrated his birthday 17th birthday Mission furniture, is considered as the main producer of Arts & Crafts supporters go when they could not find the original pieces. One of the most distinctive part is the Harvey Ellis sideboard ($ 5065), which is equipped with a graceful curved front gate and decorated with inlaid patterns of rural roads.
The Company has expanded its Pasadena Bungalow Collection with 20 new pieces that pay tribute to the California Arts & Crafts style of Greene & Greene. All made of wood with accents of dark wood sapelli Africa. Highlights include the Gamble House Door Chest ($ 4723), which displays all the sides and corners softened, 15 drawers and two doors that open to accommodate a small TV and Monterey bed (queen, $ 2805) with a smooth, round and set the joint complex . No date has been announced for when the collection will be available at retail.
source: www.charlotte.com
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