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New: William Ng Video on Greene & Greene Furniture Details

ShopWoodworking.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:56:03 +0000

We’ve teamed up with extraordinary woodworker (and extraordinary woodworking teacher) William Ng on a new video that explores techniques for creating the details that make Greene & Greene furniture unique. Using jigs and easy-to-understand techniques, William teaches you how to make pillowed breadboards, ebony plugs, inlaid ebony splines and bars and more. And, you’ll learn … Read more »

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Greene & Greene’s Thorsen House

Robert W. Lang — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:18:27 +0000

When you think of the work of Greene & Greene, you usually think of Pasadena, Calif. Pasadena is home to the Gamble, Blacker and Robinson houses, and there is a fantastic collection of the Greene’s furniture at the Huntington Museum a few miles away. But one of the “ultimate bungalows,” the Thorsen house, is a … Read more »

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Greene & Greene Drawers

Article Index — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:01:52 +0000

How to build the exquisite finger joints from a Gamble House classic. By David Mathias Pages: 61-65 From the February 2007 issue #160 Buy this issue now ?One test of a design is how well it ages. Great designs are timeless and visually stunning: the Chrysler building, the 1962 Ferrari 250 GT, and any number … Read more »

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Everyday Greene & Greene

Article Index — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:10:24 +0000

In the hands of genius, ordinary items become fine art. By David Mathias & Robert W. Lang Pages: 66-71 From the November 2008 issue #172 Buy this issue now One of the best-known quotations to arise from the Arts & Crafts movement is from William Morris. A founding father of the movement in England, Morris … Read more »

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Greene & Greene: Details and Joinery

Article Index — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:36:25 +0000

Looking beyond the surface of Arts & Crafts furniture masterpieces. By David Mathias & Robert W. Lang Pages: 71-76 From the October 2008 issue #171 Buy this issue now Everyone is familiar with some variation of the following wisdom: “The more you learn, the more there is to learn.” It’s probably very close to a … Read more »

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Out of the Woodwork: Memories and Milestones

Article Index — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:22:59 +0000

Connecting an Arts & Crafts icon with the men who made it 100 years ago. By David Mathias Page: 80 From the August 2008 issue #170 Buy this issue now On a Sunday afternoon not too long ago, I found myself sitting in a home in Southern California looking at the family heirlooms of a … Read more »

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Greene & Greene Masterworks

Article Index — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:01:45 +0000

Awakening of a style. By David Mathias & Robert W. Lang Pages: 66-70 From the August 2008 issue #170 Buy this issue now One hundred years ago, two brothers were in the midst of an amazing period of creative success. The result was a unique, enduring style that is instantly recognizable. The brothers were Charles … Read more »

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Greene & Greene-inspired Storage Chest

Article Index — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:30:00 +0000

Classic design elements combine to create a new design. By David Mathias Pages: 36-41 From the April 2008 issue #168 Buy this issue now Seven years ago I made my first piece of Greene & Greene-style furniture, a coffee table of my own design. It contained several elements the Greenes commonly used: cloudlifts and ebony … Read more »

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The X Factor: Substance over Style

PopwoodBlogAdmin1 — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:16:54 +0000

In a perfect world, styling and presentation wouldn’t be important. Or, at least, they would be less important than substance. I’ve been thinking about this since Saturday, courtesy of a bad television program. “The X Factor” is, as far as I can tell, “American Idol” with British accents — though I can’t be sure because … Read more »

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Greene and Greene Furniture-New Book

Robert W. Lang — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:04:45 +0000

When you visit the Gamble House, the Scott Gallery at the Huntington Library, or any other exhibit of Greene and Greene furniture it’s easy to spot the woodworkers in the crowd. Just look back and down and you will see them, on their knees to get a close look at a detail that normal people … Read more »

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