For an artistic movement that started more than a century ago, English Arts & Crafts design still feels remarkably fresh.
Compare the 1903 Arts & Crafts side table from the Victoria & Albert Museum (right) with a modern Henredon side table (above, on the far right).
Both tables illustrate one of the most important aspects of Arts & Crafts Style, and part of the reason the style is still so influential today: simplicity.
But to our modern sensibilities, original Arts & Crafts interiors can feel dark and overwhelming. I've stood in some of those original Arts & Crafts rooms over the years and they have a certain gothic gloom. Check out these interiors by English Arts & Crafts visionary Charles Voysey for some beautiful but not exactly light and airy examples.
Modern pieces with Arts & Crafts influence can be a great solution when faithful Arts & Crafts reproductions or actual antiques seem overwhelming. Henredon's Spring Lake Collection combines modern sensibility and more Asian influences to create Arts & Crafts looks that feel like a good fit in a modern home.
By the way, the V&A Museum has a great Arts & Crafts Style Guide with lots of examples and more information about elements of Arts & Crafts style you can look for and borrow for a modern interior.
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