MISSION STICKLEY & CRAFTSMAN

So often these three words are used interchangeably, with good reason. Gustav Stickley, the most influential promoter of Arts & Crafts philosophy and design (pub. 1901–1916). Companies including his advertisers co-opted the word “Craftsman,” which became a generic term for American Arts & Crafts houses, furniture, and decorating through the late 1920s and ever since. Also, Stickley was quite literally a family of companies; four of Gustav’s brothers were competitors making furniture from New York to Michigan.