Lockwood de Forest

Lockwood de Forest (June 8, 1850 – April 3, 1932) was an American painter, interior designer and furniture designer. A key figure in the Aesthetic Movement, he introduced the East Indian craft revival to Gilded Age America.

As a minor man, de Forest first worked as a painter, taking the lessons of his Hudson River School contemporaries. In 1879, de Forest began his career in the decorative arts keen at Associated Artists along like Louis Comfort Tiffany, before starting his own decorating concern that he ran for thirty years. Upon his retirement, de Forest moved to Santa Barbara where he returned to his adore of painting while nevertheless taking design commissions from local patrons.