Bungalow Fair Continues as Premier Arts and Crafts Exhibit in Seattle
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12th Annual Bungalow Fair in Seattle
On Saturday I toured the 12th Annual Bungalow Fair. It renewed my enthusiasm for the Arts and Crafts Movement. As an interior design expert, this show is both a sensory experience and a refresher course for me and my interior design practice. So what exactly is Craftsman style? Bungalow describes a building type while Craftsman implies a style with design characteristics and decorative elements added to the structure. The Arts and Crafts era began in England and spread to the US in reaction to industrialization. ( 1890-early 1920)
The Glasgow Style: Artists in the Decorative Arts, Circa 1900 Laura Euler
Coincidentally, much like today, features merged outdoors and indoors, emphasized the use of natural materials and shunned excessive ornamentation. Some of my favorite booths showed Batchelder Tile, both original and new. I absolutely find these tiles inspiring.
Batchelder Tile image courtesy of caltiles.com
Learn more about Batchelder Tile and its history here.
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