The Enduring Appeal of Gustav Stickley

Fans of Craftsman furniture have Gustav Stickley to thank. The son of first-generation German immigrants, he opened the Gustav Stickley Co. just outside of Syracuse, N.Y., in 1898. His furniture was quite different from the elaborate, lavish Victorian style, preferring an ascetic look with qualities like exposed wood grain and precise metal hardware. Although Stickley’s […]