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Gustav Stickley (March 9, 1858 – April 15, 1942) was an American furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher, and a leading voice in the American Arts and Crafts movement. Stickley's design philosophy was a major influence on American Craftsman architecture.
Stickley offers best-quality hardwood furniture and upholstery for living room, bedroom, dining, and home office, plus rugs and accessories. It’s famous for 120+ years of the finest craftsmanship and sustainable use of materials.
When you think of American Arts and Crafts, you think of Gustav Stickley. Beginning in 1900 with his revolutionary Mission furniture, he showed that every home deserves furniture that is solid and honest, that is made with uncompromising craftsmanship, and that satisfies a real need.
During 1903, Stickley’s furniture evolved from solid, monumental forms to some lighter shapes, relieved by arches, tapering legs, and in a new experimental line, inlay as decoration. In November 1903, Stickley announced the “Home Builders Club” in his magazine.
Though best known for simple, high-quality Craftsman furniture, his work went far beyond that. Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) rose from being an ordinary carpenter to becoming the head of a major enterprise encompassing furniture, metalwork, interior design, architecture, journalism, and more.
We have been prominent dealers (and passionate collectors) of Antique Arts and Crafts furniture and accessories for over 35 years.
Gustav Stickley was an American furniture designer and maker who largely created what came to be known as the Mission style. Stickley learned basic furniture-making skills in a Pennsylvania chair factory owned by his uncle.
The Stickley Project is a digital platform dedicated to the study of Gustav Stickley’s career. Comprised of essays, information on marks, a company timeline, and a furniture database with more than 1500 entries and 2500 images, the goal of the Stickley Project is to centralize knowledge in a format that easily responds to changes and new ...
There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gustav Stickley furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Gustav Stickley were created in the Arts and Crafts style in north america during the 20th century.
Gustav Stickley, a leading designer and proselytizer of the American Arts and Crafts movement, founded the Craftsman Workshops (called United Crafts before 1904) to manufacture his line of furniture. Simply designed for ease of manufacture, Craftsman furniture was modestly priced to appeal to the average American.