The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs August 21, 2009

A protean artist, actor and furniture-maker dedicated to the primacy of individual expression, Charles Rohlfs (1853-1936) called his unprecedented designs "artistic furniture". His unusually inventive forms and imaginative carving combined many different influences, from the abstract naturalism of Art Nouveau styling to the pared-down oak forms that became hallmarks of the Arts and Crafts movement.