What is the Arts and Crafts Movement?

The Arts and Crafts Movement was the predominant art movement in Britain in the late 19th century, a design improvement movement that originated in Britain in the second half of the 19th century, and which arose from the influence of art critics such as Raskin, with reference to the medieval guild system. The movement lasted from 1859 to 1910, and took its name from the Society for the Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, founded in 1888. It began as a design improvement movement for the decorative arts, furniture, interior products, architecture, etc., as the level of design declined due to the mass production of the Industrial Revolution.

The Arts & Crafts Movement (The Arts & Crafts Movement) was a design improvement movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the second half of the 19th century, and was also known as the Arts & Crafts Movement. The movement's theoretical guide is John Ruskin (John Ruskin ), the movement's main practical figure is the artist, the poet William Morris (William Morris). In the United States, the "Arts and Crafts Movement" on the Chicago School of Architecture (Chicago School of Architecture) to produce a greater impact, especially its representative Louis Sullivan (Louis Sullivan) by the movement has a great impact. At the same time, the Arts and Crafts Movement also widely influenced part of the European continent. The Arts and Crafts Movement was a great reflection on industrialization at the time, and laid the foundation for the design movement that followed. Representatives: John Raskin, William Morris, etc., representative of the building: the Red House, Fort Root residence, etc. Main countries: Britain, the United States, etc., the main works: "craft and Arts and Crafts style" and so on.