Roycroft Arts and Crafts Furniture
Roycroft furniture was produced in a community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the USA. The community was founded by Elbert Hubbard in 1895, near Buffalo, New York. As the community, which produced arts of all nature, became popular, a hotel was built to house the ever increasing number of visitors. The inn had to be furnished so Hubbard had local craftsmen make a simple, straight lined style of furniture. The furniture became popular with visitors who wished to buy pieces for their homes. A furniture manufacturing industry was then born.
The community flourished and was at its peak in 1910 with over 500 workers. It all changed when Elbert and his wife, Alice, were among the fatalities onboard the Lusitania. The Hubbards had been traveling to England to begin a lecture tour when they died. The Community’s leadership then fell to Elbert’s son, Bert. Though Bert took the Roycrofters to wider sales distribution, changing American tastes led to slowly declining sales figures. Finally, in 1938 the Roycrofters closed shop.
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Today, items that were produced by the Roycrofters are highly sought after by collectors. Examples of Roycroft bookbinding, metal smithing, and furniture-making are sought because of their inherent beauty and craftsmanship.
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