Candace Wheeler

Candace Wheeler
Candace Wheeler was a pioneering American designer and writer, often considered the mother of interior design in the United States. She was instrumental in the American Arts and Crafts movement and promoted women's involvement in the design industry. Wheeler authored several books, including "Principles of Home Decoration" and "Content in a Garden," which focused on home aesthetics and the importance of creating beautiful, functional spaces. Her work combined artistry with practicality, helping to establish interior design as a legitimate profession.

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INTRODUCTORY THE STORY OF THE NEEDLE The story of embroidery includes in its history all the work of the needle since Eve sewed fig leaves together in the Garden of Eden. We are the inheritors of the knowledge and skill of all the daughters of Eve in all that concerns its use since the beginning of time. When this small implement came open-eyed into the world it brought with it possibilities of... more...

CHAPTER I DECORATION AS AN ART "Who creates a Home, creates a potent spirit which in turn doth fashion him that fashioned." Probably no art has so few masters as that of decoration. In England, Morris was for many years the great leader, but among his followers in England no one has attained the dignity of unquestioned authority; and in America, in spite of far more general practice of the art,... more...

HOME INDUSTRIES AND DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. The subject of Home Industries is beginning to attract the attention of those who are interested in political economy and the general welfare of the country, and thoughtful people are asking themselves why, in all the length and breadth of America, there are no well-established and prosperous domestic manufactures. We have no articles of use or luxury made in... more...