One aim of the movement was to put a man back into the design and manufacturing process. Craft skills and good honest design was central to the manufacturing process. Craft skills were required to manufacture. Products were manufactured by one skilled person or a small group instead of mass produced on a production line.
These are examples of the furniture during this movement. You can see the very simple design and shape that was common in this time.
Above is a picture of wallpaper by John Henry Dearle and a lot of the wallpaper in this movement was very detailed, usually hand painted with floral design as well as colorful.
Below are a few current applications that we might see today:
Below is a video that I thought was really interesting and helpful when learning about the Arts and Crafts Movement where a woman talks about the decorative arts and furniture design:
Responses:
I viewed Nicole's blog and I really liked how she went into a lot of details about the furniture and how the design style was very clean and simple. She also explained how a lot of the furniture of this movement was very bulky and you could see the craftsmanship put into the design which is the main characteristic.
I also viewed Rose's blog and I like how she talked about the linear aspect of the designs. You can see in her photos that it really was a main characteristic of the Arts and Crafts movement.
