The Beautiful Necessity

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^ ere beauty vies with beauty, whether in the time-defying s f.terra cotta or wrought-iron or the most delicate and
- Dainty fabrications of lace and embroidery, all being a messenger of beauty and usefulness, all go toward uplifting and making the world a better place, all tend toward the
unfolding of man s higher creative faculties . . .
—Indianapolis artist Richard B. Gruell, 1899
Though the functional beauty of the Arts and Crafts movement has long been a part of American "Ir " revitalized by simplicity seekers trying to counteract the fast pace of contemporary ^ living. The elegant simplicity of Craftsman ideals is time-defying, as the rooms and v^ fiirnishings of The Beautiful Necessity: Decorating With Arts and Crafts will reveal. From the traditional—Greene and Greene, Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, and others—to the contemporary—Berkeley Mills, Warren Hiles, East/West Furniture Design, and more—the Arts and Crafts movement is represented. All 140 exquisite... Tovább

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^ ere beauty vies with beauty, whether in the time-defying s f.terra cotta or wrought-iron or the most delicate and
- Dainty fabrications of lace and embroidery, all being a messenger of beauty and usefulness, all go toward uplifting and making the world a better place, all tend toward the
unfolding of man s higher creative faculties . . .
—Indianapolis artist Richard B. Gruell, 1899
Though the functional beauty of the Arts and Crafts movement has long been a part of American "Ir " revitalized by simplicity seekers trying to counteract the fast pace of contemporary ^ living. The elegant simplicity of Craftsman ideals is time-defying, as the rooms and v^ fiirnishings of The Beautiful Necessity: Decorating With Arts and Crafts will reveal. From the traditional—Greene and Greene, Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, and others—to the contemporary—Berkeley Mills, Warren Hiles, East/West Furniture Design, and more—the Arts and Crafts movement is represented. All 140 exquisite photographs demonstrate how the Craftsman style has ----brought stunning warmth yet utilitarian ease to homes past and present.
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The furniture and architectural designs of the Arts and Crafts movement were created to coexist with nature—not to dominate it, but to be joined with it. Nature was imphed in both the construction and design of fiirniture and homes of the movement to blur the distinction between indoors and outdoors. The earthtone colors; the natural motifs and building materials of wood, earth, iron, tile, and stone; and the fireplaces all hearkened back to simpler times. !!: !:: That same yearning for simplicity is resulting in a 1990s revival of the Arts and Crafts movement. Reproductions of Gustav Stickley furniture are now being mass produced by American furniture chains. The elegant simplicity of Craftsman style coupled with the sturdy mortise-and-tenon joinery used in the crafting of Arts and Crafts fiirniture appeals to the nineties needs for both quality and understated beauty. The Beautiful
Necessity: Decorating With An and Crafts details everything necessary for creating Arts and Crafts interiors from wall coverings to ftirnishings, tiles, stenciling, accessories, moldings, and floor coverings. AU one hundred forty stunning photographs showcase the Arts and Crafts movement from its humble beginnings to its present popularity, rii ;:: Vissza