Periodically it becomes popular again. The homes tend to be sturdy and many older craftsman homes have held up well over time. Home Wiki Explore. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Craftsman style. Edit source History Talk 0. Another example of a craftsman style home. Stained glass lamps like this fit in with the craftsman style. These furniture are also inspired from the style which came into existence because of the movement of Art and Crafts by Gustav Stickley.
The Business operates in United Kingdom and Ireland for the time being. One of their most well-known residences is the Gamble House pictured below , which brilliantly shows off their take on Craftsman style, with heavy Japanese influence. They also continue to be an architectural style new construction homes are built in today, especially in areas that value connections to the mountains and forests.
Follow House Beautiful on Instagram. Design Inspiration. Room Ideas. How to Renovate. Shopping Guides. United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Horizontally-oriented lines and low gabled roofs allowed homes to blend in with the landscape rather than oppose it.
Porches and large windows were added to enjoy outdoor spaces and living. Craftsman style was embraced by Americans and still remains popular with American families today, but you should know that the style did not originate here. Craftsman design was actually inspired by the homes of Hindu families in Bengala, India. The design principles were brought back to Britain by Gustav Stickley, who inspired the Craftsman movement and published customizable blueprints for bungalow styled homes in his magazine, The Craftsman , in the late 19th century.
The designs flourished as a push away from Victorian design and the industrial revolution. It is fascinating that the Craftsman design style, which has no roots in America, has been fully embraced by the country for over a century and seems to so closely mirror ideals of American society.
The Craftsman home feels sturdy, hardworking, and unpretentious, which closely represents the American attitude. The importing of Craftsman design was largely in part to William Morris. Morris was a key figure in the British Arts and Crafts movement starting in the s and believed that we should embrace the individual worker and reject industrial technology and mass production.
From there, the movement took off across America. Like Craftsman design, form follows function. However, the Prairie Style took a more contemporary approach.
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