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Our Website Is Finally Done

Although we announced in the last newsletter that our website would be up and running by by January 1, 1998, things just didn't work out that way.
I am happy to say, however, that we now have a complete, large and full site, up and fully functional, with selections from our antique inventory as well as the complete catalogs of all the lines of reproductions we carry This includes furniture by Hue Studios, Old Hickory and a small collection of our own designs, Mica Lamp Company, Arroyo Craftsman, Quoizel, Aurora Studios, and the Yamagiwa line of reproduction Frank Lloyd Wright fixtures for lighting, as well as all the best individual artisans of pottery, textiles, stencils and reproduction carpets.
it’s a huge site, and we spent a lot of time and effort getting it going.

Michael FitzSimmons Decorative Arts maintains one of the largest and most complete’e selection of reproduction Arts and Crafts wallpapers and stencils in the country We carry the full line of William Morris designs by Sanderson & Co. as well as selected hand-printed patterns by the best of the smaller artisans. In addition, we stock Arts & Crafts stencils by Helen Foster Designs and Trimbelle River Studios. for more information, please contact us at (312) 787-0496  For further reading on the subject of wall decoration and stenciling we recommend the following titles, all available through us.

RECOMMENDED READING

In the Arts & Crafts Style by Mayer This has become a "primer" for those looking for decorating and/or collecting ideas Fully illustrated with large color photographs, this book shows hundreds of interiors, from some of the most important collections to the most casual approaches A good basic text helps to orient beginners and provides references for further research 224pp $38.00 ppd

William Morris - Decor and Design by Wilhide This is one of my favorite books, and one to which I often turn for visual as well as intellectual inspiration It traces Morris’s life, his fundamental contributions to the development of the Arts & Crafts movement, and details in lavish color photography the hundreds of wall paper, fabric and furniture designs he created His energies and accomplishments are staggering to contemplate, and probably unmatched, even today It is said that his physician listed as the cause of his early death "being William Morris" 192pp $48.00 ppd

The Mackintosh Style - Decor and Design by Wilhude The title is against this book It is definitely not a know-to craft book, there is a greater emphasis on Mackintosh’s object designs, but it is no less well-researched and informative than the Dig museum catalog for the traveling exhibition of a few years ago In addition to placing Mackintosh in the broader context of the Arts & Crafts movement, it also depicts, in its extensive photography, lots of details that could easily be translated into stencil designs 160pp $34.00 ppd

The Bungalow: America’s Arts & Crafts Home by Duchscherer and Keister The first volume by two authors, it examines, in beautiful, full-color photographs, the various versions and local permutations of the bungalow form An interesting introduction traces the development of the type through history, and the body of the book defines several variations on the formula Excellent photographs throughout 152pp $33.00 ppd

Inside the Bungalow:- American’s Arts and Crafts Interior by Duchscherer and Keister This is toe second in the series, and it us loaded with beautiful color photographs of mostly California houses Organized by subject, i e fireplaces, living rooms, bathrooms. etc, it not only us a valuable design and restoration source, it speaks to the voyeur in all of us as well 184pp, 237 color photos $35.00 ppd.