Greene and Greene Furniture Details
An expert woodworker talks about what really gets him excited. One of my first trips to see firsthand the furniture of Charles and Henry Greene, two early 20th century architects...
Darrell Peart on the Rules of Design
I am both a believer and disbeliever in the rules of design (ROD). My relationship with them is not a simple black and white matter. Ultimately, I believe the rules...
Greene & Greene: It’s All in the Details!
I have been designing and building in the Greene & Greene style since 1991. I have made a serious study of their work. One of the things I find truly...
Furniture DNA
This article is excerpted and abridged from the Winter 2010 issue of Woodwork Magazine. Lost in thought, I stood in the grocery store checkout line, with the design for a...
Classifying Greene & Greene — Designing with an Aesthetic Utility
Is Greene & Greene actually a part of the Arts & Crafts Movement? Lately, there has been discussion that would bring this into question. It is undeniable that their work...
Tweaking Greene & Greene
We had Darrell Peart in our shop a few weeks back to shoot a video, and though I was planning to write about it once the DVD was available, I...
Making Greene & Greene Ebony Plugs
Ebony plugs are essential to the Greene & Greene style. In fact, it would be almost inconceivable to design a Greene & Greene piece without them. They are simple to...
