mission-style

Spanish colonial influenced

Mission-style describes furniture, architecture, or design inspired by the Spanish colonial missions of California and the American Southwest.

The style features simple, sturdy construction with straight lines, exposed joinery, and dark-stained oak: a mission-style bookcase, mission-style bungalow.

It emerged in the late 19th century as part of the Arts and Crafts movement's rejection of Victorian ornamentation.

architecture

California

West coast megastate

adobe · terracotta · courtyard · tile roof · exposed beams · bell tower · parapet · whitewashed · hacienda · Craftsman

furniture

oak

Quercus genus member

rocker · settee · trestle table · bookcase · hardware · copper · straight lines · simple · rustic · handcrafted

burrito

San Francisco

Northern California metropolis

foil-wrapped · tortilla · carne asada · carnitas · guacamole · salsa · sour cream · stuffed · Chipotle · taqueria

Opposites
architectural/furniture design movement

mission-styleVictorian

Of a prim era

Rococo · Baroque · Queen Anne · Art Nouveau · Louis XIV

ornamental elaboration

mission-stylefiligreed

Ornately detailed with fine threads

curlicued · overwrought · ornate · elaborate · gilded

design philosophy

mission-stylemass-produced

Made in large quantities

synthetic · artificial · plastic · disposable · cheap

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G