The Arts and Crafts Movement

"Artichoke" wallpaper, by John Henry Dearle for William Morris & Co., circa1897 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

The Arts and Crafts moment one very influential movement, A extremely thought through and wide rang movement for the modern times, it started in England and spread around Europe and America and finalizing in Japan as the Mingei (folk Craft) moment

it stepped out of the limitations and effects of industrialisation alike design, lives of common people and traditional skill, in stead it created its own set of principles , It was the voice for the reform of art in any way and touching all kinds of people , making every home a work of art 

The name was taken from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 1887 , its created a group of like-minded societies and manufacturers, other countries used aspects of arts and crafts to there own liking, even though the work may seem different it stand a united front with the ideals that lie within        the work 

A movement unlike any before, being an innovative movement and voice for creating the new it changed  the quality of materials and workmanship  and the life  people led  , doing so it shaped the world we live today 

 

William Morris design for "Trellis" wallpaper, 1862

INFO :The Arts & Crafts Movement - Victoria and Albert Museum. 2013. The Arts & Crafts Movement - Victoria and Albert Museum. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/the-arts-and-crafts-movement/. [Accessed 13 May 2013].

PICTURES:Arts and Crafts movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Arts and Crafts movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement. [Accessed 13 May 2013].