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TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS KITCHEN B 20795.1 Charlottesville, VA
The increasing awareness and appreciation for America’s own design form, the Arts and Crafts Style, was to a large extent promulgated by Gustav Stickley through his The Craftsman magazine, published from 1901-1916. Gustav’s admonitions too utilize local materials, express with honest and forthright forms, yet to employ the best craftsmanship was taken to heart all across America. Today we see in many older neighborhoods craftsman homes still lived in and maintained. Indeed occurs now a rediscovery of these gems, many of which are being restored. The kitchen and the manner of its use has altered in the almost 100 years since these homes were built. Appliances are pervasive, and more importantly, instead of the kitchen serving as a purely utilitarian work area, it now claims the modern hearth as the central position for the family’s gatherings and daily interaction. Understandably a desire to create cabinetry to honor the Arts and Crafts Movement as well serve the modern requirements of today’s’ kitchen may be difficult to actualize. Few are equipped with the craftsman skills of the cabinetmaker or are well versed in the Arts and Crafts Style. We at Jaeger & Ernst cherish every opportunity to involve ourselves with designing and making the custom kitchens of this era. We have a solid grounding in Stickley, Craftsman, early Wright, and Greene Brothers expressions of these native forms.
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