SCOTTSDALE ART FACTORY - (800) 292-0008 - www.artfactory.com
Custom wood doors from Scottsdale Art Factory are a treaure for several lifetimes...
 
H. J. Nick is an Award Winning
Internationally Accredited Artist!

"There was a time when master craftsmen signed their work with pride
knowing each furnishing would become a cherished heirloom and antique.
Scottsdale Art Factory carries on this tradition!"
Scottsdale Art Factory Is The Largest Custom Manufacturer Of Fine
Artistic Furniture, Doors, Gates, Lighting and Hardware.
Handmade In America Since 1913

Heritage Tradition Excellence


For Over Nine Decades We Have Always Run Our Business With These Principles In Mind:


1. We always build using only the finest quality materials and craftsmanship.

2. We always understand with out our customers we can not exist.

3. We always deliver more than is expected

4. We never deliver a product H. J. Nick will not sign.



S.A.F. Traces Its Roots To The Marbella Family In Southern Italy.

Scottsdale Art Factory traces its roots to the Marbella family in Italy, furniture makers of the Italian aristocracy for over three hundred years. Renowned throughout Europe, the Marbella family is best known for their handmade quality works in marble, fine woods and hand forged metals.


Italian Brothers Begin New lives In Arizona Territory As Cowboys.

In 1905, the brothers Joseph and Nicholas Marbella ventured away from family tradition. They were drawn by stories of the American West, a land for the taking, a vast untapped wealth of gold, and the rugged life of the American cowboy. Inspired by the opportunity and excitement this new land promised, the two brothers set out from their homeland on a journey to acquire the American dream.


After traveling by ship to Ellis Island, they began their quest across the country - eventually settling in the Arizona territory. The two soon acquired their land and started down the road to begin their new lives as cowboys. Learning very quickly that they were not cut out for the business of being cowboys and needing a way to make a living, they found themselves falling back on a family tradition, furniture making.



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They understood that old world Italian and Victorian styles would not be practical for the time and place. While working on projects for Green And Green in California they studied the roots of the fledgling American Arts and Crafts movement with individuals such as Ruskin and Morris in England and Hoffman in Scotland and Gustav Stickley in New York.



Inspired while working in the shadows of the likes of these future great men who would later become known as the founders of the American Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Soon venturing out on their own, they decided to create an entirely original, truly Western American style. Believing in clean lines and the inherent beauty of natural woods combined with natural stone and hand forged metals, they began their work and became a small part of the early 20th century American Arts and Crafts movement in their own right.



Joseph Marbella see our blog about American arts and crafts furniture


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Direct Descendant of The Marbella Brothers,

Artist And Designer H.J. Nick Carries On This Family Tradition.

Today, third generation direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, artist and designer H. J. Nick carries on this family tradition.


The designs have become more complex with time and are now created by collaboration among the artist, the art department, high-tech computers, and you, the customer. The final production process stays true to hundreds of years of tradition: Furniture, Doors, Lighting, and Hardware that features clean lines, and the strong inherent beauty of natural materials hand built by the finest craftsmen available in the world. These master craftsmen and artists create only heirloom investment quality furnishings that are worthy of the signature of H. J. Nick and the longstanding tradition for which it stands.



Scottsdale Art Factory guarantees all our products with a "Forever Guarantee"

No Questions Asked Guarantee backed by our over nine decades of fine craftsmanship.


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



The Marbella family and direct descendants such as H. J. Nick still operate this company with the same principals as when the Marbella brothers began.
They firmly believed as we do today that each item produced should stand on its own merits and quality materials.



"We Always Guarantee Your Satisfaction Or Your Money Back"
written on each invoice is these words; "all items are satisfaction guaranteed at point of delivery. If items are not as represented, customer may return on a per item basis at that time for a full refund and paid round trip freight cost." This means if each item is not as represented you accept "No Risk or Hassle."



We Believe There Is No Better Warranty Or Value Offered Anywhere In America.

Copyright © 1984 - © 2009 Scottsdale Art Factory L.L.C.
We always build using only the finest quality materials and craftsmanship from doors to gates to dining tables, all the way down to the hardware! Nothing misses our attention to detail!