• E. Fay Jones

    e-f-jonesE. Fay Jones, FAIA died yesterday at his home in Fayetteville, Arkansas at age 83.

    Born in 1921, Euine Fay Jones studied architecture at the University of Arkansas and at the University of Houston. He apprenticed under Frank Llloyd Wright in the Taliesin fellowship before starting his own Fayetteville practice. He was the recipient of the AIA Gold Medal in 1990. Jones was probably best known for his elevating chapels assembled out of numerous thin pieces of wood, such as the Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and the Pinecote Pavilion at the Crosby Arboretum in Picayune, Mississippi.

    A good biography with links to books and other sites is available in his Wikipedia entry.

  • register your bungalow

    am-bungalow-coverAmerican Bungalow magazine offers a registry for your bungalow. The registry is a privately funded archive of period homes, established to protect and preserve America’s historic houses and neighborhoods, encourage the bungalow way of life, and save a few bungalows in the process. To register, fill out the form, print and fax or mail to American Bungalow. Please note, this registry does not restrict or imply any kind of regulation on your home or on future homeowners.

  • Guild.com: 21st-Century Arts & Crafts

    cherylwilliamsBuilding on the Arts & Craft movement of an earlier time, Guild.com is a treasure trove of current artists working in metalwork, ceramics, printmaking, painting, fiber, glass, wood, lighting, furniture and tableware.

    The Arts & Crafts masters of yesteryear would have enthusiastically approved of The Guild’s Philosophy: In a nutshell, we believe that when you live with art that you love, and it’s made by a gifted artist with skill and care, it adds something rich and sweet to your life, every day.

  • 21st-Century Arts & Crafts

    21acWhen the philosopher-designers of the Arts & Crafts movement pushed design, usability and simplicity to the forefront, they tossed out the traditional standards of Victorian taste: outrageous cost and over-decoration. They felt that the best design [was] one which should become commonplace … whether it was a piece of furniture or a spoon. And that great design should be within the reach of the common man.

    Hewn and Hammered will be searching out the Arts & Crafts designers of this decade … craftspeople who reach back to nature for their inspiration and who are on their way to becoming the Stickleys, Gruebys and Roycrofters of their generation.

    So, stay tuned in to Hewn & Hammered for our showcase of Arts & Crafts of the 21st Century. We’ll begin our tour with this unique 21st Century Arts & Crafts retreat in Scotland…

    please visit House In Progress!