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

Architectural, Art deco furniture, Art nouveau design, Art nouveau furniture, Arts & crafts design, Arts & crafts furniture, Classical, Clean, Contemplative, Functional, Intimate, Layered, Organic, Sensual

Abstract painting, Ebullient, Intimate, Pop, Typography

Alvar Aalto was one of Finland's first Modernists. His unique architectural style is characterized by asymmetry, curved lines, and contrasting natural materials. His early works were flavored with a "heroic functionalism" that was based around the idea that a structure's use should determine its form

Biomorphic, Clean, Intimate, Modernist architecture, Nordic sensibilities, Post-war scandinavian design, Round, Tranquil