Rejecting the "badly constructed, over-ornate, meaningless" furniture of the late Victorian period, architect, furniture designer and manufacturer Gustav Stickley developed a radical new design concept that stressed careful workmanship, simplicity, and utility. His important monthly magazine The Craftsman (1901 16) published construction plans for his distinctly American furniture.
The 62 simple, straightforward projects reprinted here exquisite examples of Stickley's classic designs first appeared in The Craftsman between 1903 and 1907. Included are projects large and...