Rustic furniture

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Adirondack garden armchair

Rustic Furniture is the English name for furniture that has a particularly rustic design through the use of branches and natural trunks. The name "rustic" was borrowed from the National Park Service Rustic architectural style. Many companies, artists and craftsmen manufacture Rustic Furniture in a variety of styles and with the most varied of regional and contemporary influences. In the course of increased environmental awareness and the fashion of upcycling , "Rustic" furniture is becoming increasingly popular.

history

Rustic coffee table made of cedar wood and branches of mountain laurel

The fashion of "Rustic Furniture" developed in the late 18th century. The furniture was made from materials that were readily available and often made by poor people to be bartered for food or money. The style is associated with the Great Depression and other difficult times. However, it is also the hallmark of the Great Camps , which were established by wealthy Americans in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State . The most famous model is the Adirondack garden armchair . The different versions of the "Rustic Style" provide information about the personality of their manufacturers. Techniques such as notch cutting , silver or gold painting, milk paint , bark coverings and others are used as well as all types of wood available on site. Even palm fronds were used in the southern United States . The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake , New York has the most famous exhibition for Rustic Furniture and the New York State Museum has the exhibition: "Rustic Furniture: The Clarence O. Nichols Collection".

Manufacturing

"Rustic" head end of a bed made of cedar and mountain laurel woods.

There are two basic methods of making Rustic Furniture : the use of bentwood , in which fresh knots or steamed wood is shaped, or Twig Work , in which knots in their natural shape are connected to form decorative structures. Often both techniques are used at the same time. Mortise and tenon joints are often used, but simple nail or screw constructions are often used for simpler models.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sarah Allaback: Mount Rainier National Park, Rustic Furnishings .
  2. ↑ Millie Davenport: Mountain Laurel .
  3. ^ Rustic Furniture and Garden Shelter .
  4. ↑ http://www.adkmuseum.org
  5. ^ Rustic Furniture: The Clarence O. Nichols Collection .