The Rise of the Bungalow: America’s Craftsman-Driven Design Icon
Matt Graham
Interior Design
Pool Table Portfolio2 min readInterior Design
How the humble bungalow came to define American domestic architecture...
Matt Graham
The Vienna Secession: Austria’s Geometric Path to Modernism
Matt GrahamDiscover the Vienna Secession’s split from the Künstlerhaus and the 1898 exhibition building that expressed its new artistic ambitions.
The Craftsman Movement: America's Answer to Arts and Crafts, 1900-1915
Matt Graham
Design History · American Arts and Crafts
Quartersawn oak, a chair copied from a Sussex carpenter, and a Pasadena house with a ...
Gustav Stickley and the Rise of the American Craftsman Movement
Matt Graham
Design History
Pool Table Portfolio2 min readDesign History
How one man transformed American taste—bringing Arts and Crafts ideals ...
Elsie de Wolfe: A Pioneer of Professional Interior Decorating
Matt Graham
Interior Design
Pool Table Portfolio2 min readInterior Design
How a prominent tastemaker helped establish professional interior dec...
The Beaux-Arts Invasion: How Paris Shaped American Design Through Eclecticism
Matt Graham
Interior Design
Pool Table Portfolio3 min readInterior Design
How the École des Beaux-Arts set the template for American prestige, ...
Richard Norman Shaw: Shaping Victorian Design in Britain
Matt Graham
Design History
Pool Table Portfolio2 min readDesign History
Richard Norman Shaw (1831–1912) was a leading architect who helped defi...
Eclecticism in Design: A Deep Dive into Historical Imitation and Its Legacy
Matt Graham
Design History
Pool Table Portfolio3 min readDesign History
Eclectic design selected and combined historical references for new set...
Shaker Design: America’s Quiet Revolution in Simplicity
Matt Graham
Interior Design
Pool Table Portfolio2 min readInterior Design
In an age of Victorian excess, Shaker Design stood apart—restrained, ...