Pabst made a rather uncomfortable chair but he seems ahead of his time. I suppose the triangles are the gothic motif here. Did this work inspire the Arts and Crafts artists 30 years later?
The Pabst chair demonstrates the modern Gothic style, incorporating arches and incised decoration. The pointed shapes, ebonized wood, and carved chevrons are all common in modern Gothic Revival furniture. The Arts and Crafts Movement came only a bit later, and Rococo Revival designers did influence the design of the 1890s. Both styles were also aimed at looking back to the past for inspiration, a reaction to the effects of the industrial revolution. Thus, they were definitely related on multiple levels.