Beyond Arts And Crafts

摘要

While the Greene and Greene style arose within the Arts and Crafts movement, the brothers added elements from Asian architecture and Art Nouveau. Rounded edges, sweeping curves, and elegant details make their work more refined, organic, and welcoming than the austere Stickley furniture that preceded it. The designers found surprising versatility in a few favorite shapes. On the rocker above, the stepped cloud-lift pattern on the crest rail is classic Greene and Greene. On the mahogany sideboard at right, the cloud lift is used in new and unexpected ways. It is easy to pick out in the backsplash and the corbels, but the linen-fold pulls and the fruitwood inlay on the doors are wonderful variations.