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The Grassroots Race to Save Altadena’s Historic Batchelder Tiles—Before the Bulldozers Move In
a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement. The surviving tiles and fireplaces are (largely) all that’s left of those homes and ...
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In Altadena, a Race to Save Historic Tile From the Ruins
a leader in the arts and crafts movement, for his decorative ceramic tiles. "His neutral field tiles matched all sorts of styles and his more detailed art tiles helped elevate mantle pieces or add ...
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Ernest Batchelder: Southern California’s masterful tile maker
Today, many of those tiles are collector’s items, and mantels and fireplace ... built in the Arts and Crafts style, which was driven largely by nostalgia for a preindustrial era in which the ...
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After the L.A. Wildfires, a Race to Save the Tiles, and the Soul, of Altadena
Salvage experts are rushing to save handmade tiles from fireplaces that survived the Eaton fire before they are demolished. In Altadena, an unincorporated community northeast of Los Angeles ...
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Altadena unites in preserving historic fireplace tiles found in Eaton Fire ashes
The community of Altadena is coming together after the devastating Eaton Fire tore through the town, rallying to save its historic fireplace ... the American Arts and Crafts movement.
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First Museum Dedicated to American Arts and Crafts Movement Opens in Florida
The museum showcases design elements like tiles and light fixtures. Joe Brennan / MAACM The building “is inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement in its detailing and customization of material ...
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American Art Pottery: Useful and Beautiful
American art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, emphasized aesthetic beauty and unique ... and Van Briggle Pottery and Tile. Explore a selection of these useful and beautiful works ...