Utopian Communities and Decorative Arts - Studio Alchimia
While not exactly 'Utopian', Studio Alchimia was a collective of Italian radicals that used design as a means to combat inequality and consumerism ...
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Utopian Communities and Decorative Arts - Roycroft
The Roycroft Campus, established by Elbert Hubbard in 1897, was the birthplace of the American Arts and Crafts movement as a rebuff to the Industri...
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Utopian Communities and Decorative Arts - The Shakers
One of the earliest and most successful spiritual communities known for their furniture making were the Shakers. While Shaker communities were rigi...
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Fern Coppedge & The Philadelphia Ten
Fern Coppedge knew from an early age that she was different. The snowy Pennsylvania landscapes that she is best known for were always, to her, acc...
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'Revolutionary' Furniture in Early America
It is no surprise trends and styles of furniture follow the behaviors and attitudes of the people who make and use it. Early America was no excepti...
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Gustav Stickley & The Birth of American Arts and Crafts
Gustav Stickley, the father of the American Arts & Crafts style, produced furniture and inspired a lifestyle based on his philosophy. First ins...
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