Modern Day “Morrisans”: The Arts & Crafts Press, Tacoma Washington
Photo Courtesy of Jane Carlin. The William Morris Society in America and The Book Club of Washington recently joined together to visit this wonderful press in Tacoma, Washington. Learn more about the Press by visiting their web site: http://the-arts-crafts-press.myshopify.com/ Travel down South Tacoma Avenue, in Tacoma, Washington, and the last thing you would expect to find is a bustling Arts & Crafts Press. But find, you do! Nestled between warehouses and industrial buildings is the castle like building with a bright red door that beckons you to open it up and discover the wonders inside. This wonderful building is home to the Arts & Crafts Press, founded by Yoshiko Yamamoto and Bruce Smith in 1996. The building, originally built for the Tillicum Toy Company in 1929 on Route 99, was once the largest wooden toy manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest. The original 1920’s castle like structure is the perfect setting for this press. Originally established as a publishing hou