Mission style furniture
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Mission furniture is a style of furniture that originated in the late 19th century. It traces its origins to a chair made by A.J. Forbes around 1894 for San Francisco's Swedenborgian Church. The term
Gustav Stickley. Dropfront Desk, ca. 1903. Brooklyn Museum
A Starr mission style piano (illustrated in 1906)
Gustav Stickley
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Gustav Stickley 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 Am
Mission style furniture
…looking for relief after the excesses of Victorian times and the influx of mass-produced furniture from the Industrial Revolution. The furniture maker Gustav Stickley produced Arts and Crafts movement furniture often referred to as being in the Mission Style, though Stickley dismissed the term as misleading. This was…
Gustav Stickley
Adjustable-Back Chair No. 2342, Gustav Stickley, ca.1902
Craftsman Farms
Stickley Brothers Furniture Company of Grand Rapids end table