He inspired Gustav Stickley — the guy who wrote that book of Craftsman plans and made that chair — to promote the Arts and Crafts movement in America with his 1900s magazine, The Craftsman.
Gustav Stickley (March 9, 1858– April 21, 1942) was a furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher and the chief proselytizer for the American Craftsman style, an extension of the British Arts and Crafts movement.