In
1880 one of the most modern times design movement was formed, this began in the
United Kingdom, spread all trough Europe and the United States and even in
Japan under the name of Mingei, which means folk crafts.
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Detail from a season ticket for The Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society, by Walter Crane, England, 1890
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The
movement formed itself on new ideals based on the various craftsman skills of
the ordinary citizens; therefore it presented a new standard on the way of
living and that of working. It’s name derived from the Arts & Crafts
Exhibition Society, which was founded in 1887, several other movements were
amalgamated within this society, each with its own requirements, and however
they were all sharing the same principles.
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| Arts & Crafts Movement - Furniture |
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Design by Alphonse Maria Mucha 1860-1939
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The
two main protagonists of this movement were John Ruskin who was a theorist and
a critic together with William Morris, who was a designer, writer and activist.
With their qualities put to practice and combined they managed to set a before un-existing
new collaboration between various skills such as sculptors, architects and
other craftsman.
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William Morris 1834-1896
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| Tapestry by William Morris |
What
made this movement so special was the fact that it was totally different from
its predecessors; it placed an impressive importance on the quality of its
products being from materials used to how the designing process, also their lifestyle
in general was a status of this movement. All these assets together have
designed the world, as we know it in our modern times.
Victoria
and Albert Musuem, 2013. The Arts & Crafts Movement. [online]
Available at:
[Accessed 24 October 2013].
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