Gustav Stickley (1857-1942) is remembered as a leading member of the American Arts & Crafts movement, founder of the Craftsman furniture company, and elder brother of L., J.G., and Albert Stickley, siblings who first worked for him, then set up their own competing shops. Heavily influenced by William Morris, C.F.A. Vosey and the English Arts & Crafts movement, Gustav Stickley first produced his own designs  from his studio in upstate New York, which he named United Crafts in 1901.