Arts & Crafts Movement

This period in history took place between 1860 - 1910.  It started in England by William Morris with the hopes of being a movement of ideals.  The Arts and Crafts movement had 8 major characteristics of the arts and crafts. Morris' work focused on stained glass, textiles, church decoration and furniture.

Here is a compilation of some of Morris' designs and textiles.  The Morris chair was one of his most well known pieces.

 



Philip Webb worked for Morris, Marshall and Faulkner and designed the Morris Chair.  This chair was simple with a solid wood frame, and had loose cushions for the seat and back.  Webb's designs were generally done in a Medieval design.

Some of the most well known cabinetmakers are Godwin, Voysey and Stickley.  Voysey combined Gothic and Japanese details and Stickley inspired the arts and craft movement in the US. 

Stickley Style Interior

Voysey Chairs



The later period of the Art and Crafts Movement consisted of simple constructional elements, unusual furniture and details of lighting and metalwork and painted ornamental elements.  Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect and designer who introduced exaggerated proportions.  His furniture used simple, geometric forms, violet, silver and gold colors and extreme high back chairs.  The Glasglow School of Art was his most important building of his career.

Interior view of Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art

Here are some current applications of Arts and Crafts style Interiors

 

 

Check out this video that goes into more depth about the movement!!!

 

 

Discussion:

 

Megan Yee's blog interested me because it was a great summary of this era.  I like how she clearly described the important influences of this time and show the difference of the style in her pictures.  Flor's blog grabbed my attention through all of her pictures and the video she posted.  Her blog is very easy to follow and understand the style that appeared during this time.

 

You can view their blogs here:

Megan Y: http://history2mcy.blogspot.com/

Flor: http://history2fh.blogspot.com/