Old House Journal

Arts & Crafts Now

More than a century after the movement began, artisans continue the exploratio­n.

- By Mary Ellen Polson

1. SOFT LIGHT

Jonathan P. Leck handcrafts pagoda-like Usubi lamps from ash, cherry, walnut, maple, or white oak, fitting each with rice paper or mica. A small lamp is 12" square and 14" high. A large lamp measures 16" x 18"; $400–$525. JP Leck Design, (612) 369-2752, jpleckdesi­gn.com

2. INTERLOCKI­NG KNOTS

Reproduced from the maker’s museum collection, the Celtic vase comes in several colors as well as the pottery’s legendary iridescent glaze. Shown in Redwood, it measures between 8" and 9" tall. $135 ($270 iridescent). Pewabic, (313) 626-2000, pewabic.org

3. VELVET MORRIS

Taken from a Henry Dearle carpet pattern, Montreal Velvet is from Purleigh Weaves, a compendium of up holsterywe­ight fabrics in the new Archive IV collection. It comes in three colorways, including forest and teal (shown). Sold through the trade. Style/Library: Morris & Co., (800) 395-8760, stylelibra­ry.com

4. NATURE IN RELIEF

Hand-worked in copper by Mexican artisans, the Chinese Lantern Plant tile took inspiratio­n from a tile inset on a vintage Arts & Crafts children’s armoire. Measuring 6½" x 8¼", it’s framed in a 2"-deep Dard Hunter oak frame. $150. Cobre/Susan Hebert Imports, (503) 2481111, ecobre.com

5. PASADENA STYLE

Crafted of black cherry and finished in luxurious black leather, the Oak Knoll sofa has characteri­stics familiar from the designs of brothers Charles and Henry Greene. The piece measures 90" long x 40" deep x 33 ½" tall. $6,396 and up. Stickley, (315) 682-5500, stickley.com

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