Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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1890s British Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Oak
1960s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Wicker
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak
1920s British Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Rattan
Late 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Beech, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Ebony, Fruitwood, Oak
20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Wood
1960s Brazilian Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Cane, Hardwood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Rush, Ash, Beech
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Leather
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak
1960s Swedish Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
1930s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Rush, Oak
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Rush, Elm
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak, Feathers, Fabric, Foam
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1950s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Oak