What we know today as the craftsman style was originally a subset of the arts and crafts movement and is short for craftsmanship.
Arts and crafts style furniture characteristics.
Appearance of arts and crafts movement furniture.
It lasted from about 1890 to 1920 and was a style prominent in america in the u s in a country that praises democracy the movement was most appealing to the middle class.
Well constructed arts and crafts furniture is made using mortise and tenon joinery where a projecting tenon fits perfectly into a mortise opening say where a leg meets a crossbar with as little nailing and gluing as possible.
Simple straight line construction in mission style joinery is exposed showing the skill and precision required to assemble a piece.
Chilton celebrates american craftsmanship with its line of arts crafts furniture.
Furniture maker gustav stickley first produced arts and crafts furniture often referred to as being in the mission style though stickley disdained the name.
In general furniture done in the arts and crafts style is very rectilinear meaning it has many straight lines often with an emphasis on.