The Arts And Crafts Fireplace... A Finely Crafted Fire Space!
An Arts and Crafts fireplace revives the simple ele- gance, honesty of materials, and quality workman- ship espoused by the Arts and Crafts Movement. Its idealism, beauty and simplicity have a ring of truth that is as relevant and inspiring today as it was more than a century ago.
The
Arts and Crafts Movement
began in Britain more than 150 years ago and subsequently spread to Canada, Australia and America. The
Move- ment's reformist ideals were simul- taneously echoed all across Europe, albeit under a variety of different
names . . . . .
Art Nouveau in France and Belgium, Jugendstil in Germany, and Secession in Austria. Though
the themes were similar, the designs were distinctly different from one country to another based on local
materials, craftsmen, and national tradition. In its own unique way, this was also true in America, as a
mixture of Eur- opean styles coupled with American vernacular styles and local materials eventually led to
innovative designs that were very much American.
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A reaction to Victorian excess, the Movement sought to return to a simp- ler, more utilitarian style that
emphasized originality and handcrafted qual- ity that was in tune with nature, rather than machine-made quantity
for economy and profit. In Europe -- particularly in Britain -- proponents of the Arts and Crafts Movement
looked to the past for inspiration and bor- rowed design elements from the Middle Ages. The medieval motif in the
two brightly-colored tiles flanking the firebox below is typical of the style.

The splayed legs and handcrafted detailing shown in the following examples are also typical of the style.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
(1868-1928), a Scottish architect and designer, was a leading proponent of the
Movement in Britain. The Mackintosh-inspired design with built-in shelving pictured below shows that an Arts
and Crafts fireplace can be both functional and decorative.
The following two designs are interesting and creative present-day inter- pretations of the style.
Three of the designs pictured below are faced with reproduction Arts and Crafts ceramic tiles. The fourth design (bottom row at right) has a surround with large natural stone tiles.
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Another relatively common feature of authentic Arts and Crafts fireplace design is a copper hood or canopy,
such as the exquisitely crafted example pictured below, left. A wide range of beautifully designed and crafted
fire screens (below right) are also available to complement an Arts and Crafts hearth.
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