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2. Arts and Crafts movement - Wikipedia

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   He manufactured furniture in the Cotswold Hills, a region of Arts and Crafts furniture-making since Ashbee, and he was a member of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. William Morris's biographer, Fiona MacCarthy , detected the Arts and Crafts philosophy even behind the Festival of Britain (1951), the work of the designer Terence Conran ...

3. Studio furniture - Wikipedia

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   Studio furniture. Studio furniture is an American sub-field of studio craft centered on one-of-a-kind or limited production furniture objects designed and built by craftspeople. The work is made in a craftsperson's studio setting as opposed to being made in a high volume factory. This conception of the site of production as being a studio links ...

4. Art Nouveau furniture - Wikipedia

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   In Britain, the Arts and Crafts movement, launched early in the 1880s, had advocated finely-crafted, hand-made furniture, in a reaction against factory-made mass-produced furniture. [15] By the 1890s Glasgow was a major seaport and prosperous industrial center, and it aspired to have a distinct cultural identity.

5. Marquetry - Wikipedia

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   Marquetry. Tilt-top table veneered in a parquetry pattern by Isaac Leonard Wise, circa 1934. Marquetry (also spelled as marqueterie; from the French marqueter, to variegate) is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns or designs. The technique may be applied to case furniture or even seat ...

6. Craft in America - Wikipedia

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   Craft in America is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded by Carol Sauvion [ 2] in 2004. It is based in Los Angeles, California. The organization documents and promotes contemporary American and traditional craft practices through educational programs across various media. It aims to promote and advance original handcrafted work through ...

7. Amish furniture - Wikipedia

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   Example of Ohio Amish Wood Craft, Farmerstown Furniture Bed in bedroom at The Amish Village, Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Amish furniture is furniture manufactured by the Amish, primarily of Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. It is generally known as being made completely out of wood, usually without particle board or laminate.