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The Madison is a simple style crafted by Amish artisans that encompasses the graceful lines of contemporary styles and the uncomplicated organic philosophy of Mission styles. Contemporary or Modern furniture design is surprisingly, not so modern. Its roots go back to the late 1800’s and its influence is as old, if not older than, modernism. […]

Over the centuries the bed has incurred every kind of design test that man could think of. Straw mats on the floor, straw filled beds, couches with beds, walls with beds, beds filled with air and beds filled with water, beds named for the Irish working class and beds influenced by the Japanese. Today your […]

   All designs are contemporary and modern when they are first created and enter into the mainstream, but the Modern Movement evolved at the turn of the 20th century and came to symbolize a philosophy in design that endures over a century later. The suffocating clutter and gilding of the Victorian era was coming in to […]

Amish furniture designers and crafters use the basic and handsome mortise and tenon construction in many of their classic designs. Mission styles as well as many Arts and Crafts era tables, chairs, chests and cabinetry all includes the timeless mortise and tenon joint. Ancient carpenters knew that the mortise and tenon joint was both uncomplicated […]

Art Nouveau is a whimsical, organic and plant-inspired decorative style that influenced art, accessories and architecture. Art Nouveau was obviously an off-shoot of the rebellious Arts and Crafts Movement, nurtured by the likes of British designer and furnishings producer, William Morris. While the Arts and Crafts school of design theory was indeed the parent of […]