I graduated from the University of Texas in the early '70's with a degree in philosophy and no paying job on the horizon, so I hitchhiked from Austin to San Francisco and encountered my first art & crafts show. "Wow", I thought, "What a way to making a living, selling things you

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A leading Belgian designer who assisted in being a father to the movement of Art Nouveau, in Belgium. Henry Van de Velde originally studied painting in his home town of Antwerp, Belgium only to stop painting in 1894. Prior to his depart from painting he was a member of the artist group "Les XX",

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Henry Mather Greene and his brother, Charles Sumner Greene who established the architectural firm of Greene and Greene, were influential American architects. Active primarily in California, their bungalow houses and larger-scale ultimate bungalows are prime exemplars of the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Charles Sumner Greene and his brother Henry Mather Greene, who established the architectural firm of Greene and Greene, were influential American architects. Active primarily in California, their bungalow houses and larger-scale ultimate bungalows are prime exemplars of the Arts and Crafts movement.

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