"An exhilarating broad overview . . . wonderfully illustrated." ―The Observer
"An essential guide and an enjoyable read." ―Antiques Bulletin This volume surveys the highly influential Arts and Crafts design movement – which embraced architecture, furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and books – in Britain, America and Europe. Although the styles adopted by the movement were diverse, its leading architects, artists and craft–designers, including William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Josef Hoffman and Eliel Saarinen, were united in promoting the moral superiority of "honest" design and natural materials in an industrial age. 167 illustrations

The Arts and Crafts Movement (World of Art)

Arts & Photography

Kaplan, Wendy

Cumming, Elizabeth

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

The first assessment of the truly international influence of the Arts and Crafts movement, published to accompany a groundbreaking exhibition. At the turn of the last century, the Arts and Crafts movement transformed not only how objects looked but also how people looked at objects. It provided a framework for essential issues that are still debated today: the conflict between standardization and individuality, the question of whether a one-of-a-kind handcrafted object is superior to a mass-produced one, and the problem of defining what kind of design most benefits society. As the most industrialized country, Britain was also the first to generate a movement to counter what was seen as the malevolent effects of mass production. Protagonists such as John Ruskin and William Morris championed "joy in labor"the moral and spiritual uplift that would come with the revival of making objects by hand. The improvement of working conditions, integration of art into everyday life, and an "honest" aesthetic resulting from the use of indigenous materials and native traditions were also central to the movement's philosophy. At the end of the nineteenth century, these Arts and Crafts ideals were appropriated and adapted by the young avant-garde throughout Europe and the United States. With 260 objectsfurniture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and works on paperfrom Britain, Ireland, the United States, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Scandinavia, and Finland, this is a visually stunning, definitive survey. The book features masterworks by the best-known designers of the period, such as William Morris, M. H. Baillie Scott, Henry Van de Velde, Peter Behrens, Josef Hoffmann, Eliel Saarinen, Gustav Stickley, Greene and Greene, and Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as lesser-known examples that have never been displayed together. 360 illustrations, 300 in color. With contributions by: Alan Crawford, Rudiger Joppien, Juliet Kinchin Amy F. Ogata. Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark, Christian Witt-Dorring.

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America: Design for the Modern World 1880-1920

Reference

Examines the goals of the Arts and Crafts movement

The Art That Is Life: The Art & Crafts Movement in America, 1875-1920

History

Bulfinch Pr

Examines the goals of the Arts and Crafts movement, and discusses style and influences

The Art That Is Life: The Arts and Crafts Movement in America 1875-1920

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Art That Is Life: The Arts and Crafts Movement in America, 1875-1920

Little,Brown & Co

By Wendy Kaplan Leading "The Simple Life": The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain, 1880-1910 is an incisive and thought-provoking examination of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, presenting a remarkable selection of objects from that period in The Wolfsonian's collection. Written by curator Wendy Kaplan, this beautifully designed catalogue, produced in conjunction with the Arts and Crafts exhibition at The Wolfsonian-FIU, examines the paradox of a movement that emphasized high-quality design and labor-intensive handcraft, yet sought to make its products available to all.

Leading the Simple Life : The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain 1880-1910

Wolfsonian-Florida International University, The

Encyclopedia of Arts and Crafts

Grange Books Plc

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