Arts and Crafts was an influential movement of the late 19 th century which attempted ... and be free of any imposed style. Function, need and simplicity (without spurious ornament) were to inform ...

As co-principal of what became the Central School of Art and Design, Lethaby promoted teaching by practising designers. He ...

Two manor houses with owners passionate about the British Arts and Crafts movement are drawing guests to discreet, creative stays. In 1892 Oscar Wilde spent a brutally cold winter in the seaside ...

He was a prominent figure in the Arts and Crafts movement, Modern Style, and British Art Nouveau style. His work was influenced by John Ruskin and William Morris. Born in 1863 in Isleworth, United ...

The birth of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain in the late 19th century marked the beginning of a change in the value society placed on how things were made. This was a reaction to not only the ...

Inspired by the reformist passion of figures such as William Morris and John Ruskin, the Arts and Crafts movement had a huge effect on Victorian society. Its advocates looked to history and to the ...