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The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest and Song of America

 

 
 

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American Bungalow magazine is published in the interest of preserving and restoring the modest American 20th century home, the Bungalow, and the rich lifestyle that it affords.

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Spring 2008 Issue
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Miami's Bungalows: Orphans of Perpetual Boom
by Jose Vasquez

"Ninety years ago Miami didn't exist." wrote T. D. Allman in his 1978 book Miami: City of the Future. "[Yet] the Miami experience has recapitulated the experience of America - the dream that if only people pushed far enough into the uncharted vastness, they could escape the cold and corruption of the past and build for themselves a sunny and virtuous new world."

Miami is one of America's youngest cities. It was incorporated in 1896...

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AB cover photography by Alexander Vertikoff
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Arts & Crafts Profiles
Daring to be Perfect: Crown Point Cabinetry
(PDF File)
The Stowell family of New Hampshire has stayed together, worked together and taken risks together. Now it’s paying off—for them and for their customers nationwide.

Perfecting the Balance ‘twixt Science and Art: Country Thyme
(PDF File)
When the Bonners Aren’t researching rocks and fossils, they’re immersed in Arts and Crafts designs.

An Artist's Natural Inspiration: Lewellen Studio (PDF File)
Norm Lewellen's bronze and stone plaques are neither sculpture nor
painting, but a creative fusion of the two.

The Light of His Life: William Morris Studio
(PDF File)
William Morris wants his lamps with distinctive shades made by his wife from mica, parchment and leaves, to speak for him.

Drawing from the Past -- Two Views, One Vision: CJ Hurley Arts
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A meticulous artist finds inspiration in Japanese Tea Ceremony.

Van Ostrand Metal Studio: Extending the Roycroft Tradition
(PDF File)
For this gifted artes and devoted teacher, husband and father, the very
best is always still to come.

bullet Special Feature: Paint Stripping Recipes
Laurence J. Reilly's and Cathy Phelps' paint stripping recipes.

Special Feature: A World in Miniature
Artist Michael Smith reproduces the 20th Century... at 1/24 scale.

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