Full Description
By Western Hands: Functional Art from the Heart of the West celebrates the history of rustic design — from the Adirondacks and National Park "parkitecture" style to the work of legendary western furnituremaker Thomas Molesworth — and describes its evolution to the art form it is today, one that is born of an individual artisan's creative process and uniquely inspired by place.
The book includes leading voices in the movement, features original examples of bespoke mountain and rustic interiors, and showcases one-of-a-kind artworks from fifty of the best rustic and western decorative artisans working today.
By Western Hands: Functional Art from the Heart of the West is at once a history, a compendium and a curated showcase full of design inspiration, whether one owns a rustic, western or country home, or simply dreams of one.
Contents
6 Introduction
8 Foreword
12 Rustic Tradition
20 Thomas Molesworth, Cody High Style and Western Design
26 On the Edge of the Wilderness: Fine Art and Cody's Place in the West
30 Cody Style and the Western Design Renaissance
40 The Switchback Ranch Collection of Western Decorative Arts
42 Interior West: Decorative Arts in the Home
52 The Lodge at Cook Canyon: A Voyage of Discovery
58 By Western Hands Artisans
224 By Western Hands Honorary Artisans
238 Resources
240 About the Contributors
242 Acknowledgments
