Arts and crafts

• what year was the arts and craft movement?

  1880
• who is the main designer of The arts and crafts movement?


  william morris
• what was William Morris inspired by?


  simple form, the beauty of nature and natural materials
• arts and crafts experimented with materials and precious metals to produce highly ornate objects
• nature was a big driver for the movement, floras from the British country side where very popular
• arts and crafts was used in interior design and wallpapers consisted of repeat animals and patterns
• Arts and Crafts designers wanted their products to be affordable so they could reach as many people as possible.
• The arts and crafts movement believed that handmade goods were superior to machine made ones.
• the arts and crafts movement rejected mass production and industrialisation