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True American Arts and Crafts Style

True American Arts And Crafts Style. What did Green And Green, Gustav Stickley, Charles Voysey, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Joseph Marabella among others have in common? Their design concepts for the American Arts and Crafts Movement around the turn of the 20th century were influenced by one common thread; the desire to create products that are built to the highest standards using only the finest materials using simple lines.

These very same concepts influenced these imargriant master craftsman working in the shadows of these architectural giants performing the hands on task of making these designs a reality. The Marabella Brothers predecessors of Scottsdale Art Factory had a bigger dream with little regard for profit. Their family creed dictated that what ever they designed and built would reflect the long standing family values of creating furnishings that will age with grace and stand the test of time. They built everything with their family heritage in mind.

Our Heritage: Marabella brothers come to America.

The Marabella’s knew from experience that the very pride and honor of the Marabella family was in their workmanship. They were known for being unpredictable because if the work did not turn out to their high standard they would refuse to sign it or deliver it. They would request more time to make it right or they would refund the money with an apology. Money was never the only reason for producing these heirloom quality works.

Today at Scottsdale Art Factory, Artist H. J. Nick and his family are direct descendants of the Marabella brothers and carry on this tradition, they will never deliver a product that cannot be signed. Making a profit, although necessary comes secondary to building each furnishing the best it can be to investment quality heirloom world class standards. Each furnishing produced today is Guaranteed “Forever”
backed by over nine decades of fine craftsmanship, to stand the test of time.

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All Antiques are Built to Stand the Test of Time

True American Arts And Crafts Style. What did Green And Green, Gustav Stickley, Charles Voysey, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Joseph Marabella among others have in common? Their design concepts for the American Arts and Crafts Movement around the turn of the 20th century were influenced by one common thread; the desire to create products that are built to the highest standards using only the finest materials using simple lines.

These very same concepts influenced these immigrant master craftsman working in the shadows of these architectural giants performing the hands on task of making these designs a reality. The Marabella Brothers predecessors of Scottsdale Art Factory had a bigger dream with little regard for profit. Their family creed dictated that what ever they designed and built would reflect the long standing family values of creating furnishings that will age with grace and stand the test of time. They built everything with their family heritage in mind.

Our Heritage Marabella brothers come to America

The Marabella’s knew from experience that the very pride and honor of the Marabella family was in their workmanship. They were known for being unpredictable because if the work did not turn out to their high standard they would refuse to sign it or deliver it. They would request more time to make it right or they would refund the money with an apology. Money was never the only reason for producing these heirloom quality works.

Today at Scottsdale Art Factory, Artist H. J. Nick and his family are direct descendants of the Marabella brothers and carry on this tradition, they will never deliver a product that cannot be signed. Making a profit, although necessary comes secondary to building each furnishing the best it can be to investment quality heirloom world class standards. Each furnishing produced today is Guaranteed “Forever”
backed by over nine decades of fine craftsmanship, to stand the test of time.


Investment Quality Equals An Appreciable Asset Furnishing, Destined For Antiquity.

We build only proud to own family heirloom furnishing, rich with family history and priceless heritage. This process begins with you and your family personalizing each piece with your own special design requests. All designs are then supervised by H. J. Nick and his design team and we then build your product which will increase in value and become a cherished family heirloom that is guaranteed to stand the test of time.

More About Investment Quality why investment quality is important.

Our Guarantee: We Guarantee Each Item “Forever” – No Questions Asked and backed by over nine decades of fine craftsmanship.

We Never offer production, paste board and veneer machine made furnishing designed to fit the shipping box with planned obsolesce.

Our Price Guarantee Why you may purchase hand made custom at production furniture prices.


When We Say Steel - We Mean Solid And Hand Forged.

Coal Fired, Hammered By Master Blacksmiths “The Old Fashioned Way.”
At Scottsdale Art Factory, we take pride in our traditional, superior quality workmanship and craft our products from only the finest steel. Our master blacksmiths have been classically trained, and utilize old world techniques such as coal firing, anvil hammering and hand forging to create the finest handcrafted lighting, hardware and furnishings available anywhere. (No drop forged or casted copies.)

Master Blacksmithing: Important details about the kind of hand forged metal work you can expect when you order from Scottsdale Art Factory.

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Gamble House The Gamble House is an outstanding example of American Arts and Crafts style architecture. Shown by University of Southern California School Of Architecture In Pasadena, California,

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We Feel We Must Educate

You Have Probably Heard - The “Rich” Get Richer And The “Poor” Get Poorer

Ever wonder why? Studies show it has very little to do with how much money a family earns. It has more to do with having an investment state of mind. The ability to decern the difference between an expense and a long term investment. Most Americans are focused on how cheap each item can be purchased on sale prices with little attention given to true value. While this works well for expense purchases on commodities such as food, clothing, cars, computers etc. this never works well on long term big ticket purchases such as your home, building products or home furnishings etc. The reason is, your home should be an investment and as it gets older it appreciates in value with the exception of things that have to be replaced because they are worn out or become out of date.

The so called Rich “never purchase” low quality homes, building products or home furnishings that have to be replaced. Maybe as you were growing up your mom and dad or grand parents might have said something to the effect that they would rather save up for one good item that will last and they could be proud to own, rather than purchase many cheap low quality items just to fill the room. For Example: Solid wood hand made furniture, cabinets, counter tops or floor materials made from genuine solid wood, marble, stone, or granite verses man made plywood, veneered particle boards, tile, formica or corian etc.

Solid wood furniture, cabinets, and genuine stone will never need to be replaced and will age with grace and become more valuable over time. “The Rich Get Richer” The man made furniture with fake backs, plywood’s, veneers, tile, faux stone, corian or formica will have to be replaced over and over again. “The Poor Get Poorer”

When you purchase investment quality furnishings, doors, lighting and hardware they will appreciate and keep up with inflation or exceed most other investments. For this reason, becoming wealthy has very little to do with a higher education or having a lot of extra money. It is truly making wise decisions and a state of mind that allows for you to pay once for a good value and continue to grow wealth while enjoying living in your investment. Not to mention this type of investing has many other benefits, such as priceless family heirlooms that have meaning and the ability to pass on your legacy to future generations.

Throughout our American history, no matter the economic conditions investing in your self, your home and your legacy has always paid off. This is the big secret to building true wealth. Simply declare your self worthy of the best, invest in it and enjoy.


We Can Help You Make The Right Investment Choices

A Ferrari And A Yugo Are Both Cars, And A Diamond Or A Cubic Zirconia Set In Fine Gold Look Almost The Same; The Fake Is An Expense - The Genuine Is An Investment


We are trying to get your attention. In the market place today the copying of American and European handmade custom investment quality furniture, doors, lighting, cabinets and hardware designs is running ramped.

The use of high tech machines and cheap foreign labor make it possible to make paste board and veneers look like quality products. There is no investment value in these items and they do not compare to handmade investment quality furnishings built to stand the test of time. In fact, many of the famous name brands we all grew up believing were high quality furnishings have now sold out in the name of profit to cheap foreign production manufacturing, mostly due to current government trade policy and corporate greed.

Scottsdale Art Factory Will Never Sell Out Its Family Heritage To Cheap Foreign Mass Production Manufacturers For Any Reason.

Custom Handmade For Less Money Than Production Copies

It has been our experience that custom built investment quality furnishing, doors, gates, lighting and hardware do not particularly cost more than the mass production copies, this is because many of the dealers work on markups that often reach over 400%. Also keep in mind, most mass production items never become more valuable over time, and usually end up as garage sale items. This results is the true loss of your investment and the subsequent need to re-spend, setting up a cycle of financial loss that never ends.

Direct Factory- No Middle Men- No Over Seas Shipping- Always A Better Value

How Can Handmade In The USA To Investment Quality Be Less than name brand production furnishings, doors, lighting, etc? the answer is simple, We Are The Factory! When you purchase from us directly there is no middle man, no shipping from over seas, no box’s, no freight, no distributors, and no unnecessary markups. This means you get the best value on each and every purchase. This also means there is only one price from the factory and when you are purchasing an investment quality furnishing, door, lighting etc. you are investing in an item that will become more valuable over time. These benefits combined with your pride of ownership of a truly custom one of a kind piece especially designed for you, creates a wining combination for any consumer.

We Guarantee Our Price To Be Less

Bring Us Any Major Big Name Brand Designer Furnishings, Manufacturers or Retailers Price on Furniture, Doors, Cabinets, Gates, Lighting, Or Hardware in writing and we will beat the price! This quote can be from any reputable manufacturer or retailer, such as Ralph Lauren, American Drew, Bernhardt, Baker, Century, Drexel Heritage, Hancock, Lane, Thomasville, Vanguard, Robb and Stuckys, Ladlows, Broyhill, Ethan Allen, Stickily, just to mention a few, or any other comparable custom handmade manufacturer worldwide. We Will Beat their Price, Guaranteed! In addition we will deliver our much higher investment quality product, custom made to our standards, designed for you just the way your want it.


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Note: Since we produce products in our industry that are comparable to a Ferrari this offer does not include off brands made in China, and other cheap labor force foreign land manufacturers. this includes wholesalers, retailers or discounters of substandard products which have no regard for value or human health including imported furnishings, doors, cabinets, gates, lighting or hardware that are made from compositions, core fillers, faux casted copies, faux fabrics, low quality machine split and re-polished leathers, veneered wood products or stone over particle boards made with formaldehyde resin or lead paint finishes etc.

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