Arts and Crafts movement
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The Arts and Crafts movement was a late 19th- and early 20th-century design and social reform movement that championed traditional craftsmanship, simple forms, and the use of natural materials as a reaction against industrial mass production.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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design movement ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving design quality of everyday objects
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raising status of decorative arts ⓘ reforming working conditions for craftsmen ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
anti-industrialism
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domestic reform through design ⓘ guild socialism ⓘ truth to materials ⓘ unity of art and labor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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book design ⓘ ceramics ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ furniture design ⓘ graphic design ⓘ interior design ⓘ metalwork ⓘ textile design ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Austria
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Canada ⓘ Germany ⓘ Japan ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| hasKeyFigure |
C. R. Ashbee
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh ⓘ Charles Voysey ⓘ Gustav Stickley ⓘ John Ruskin ⓘ M. H. Baillie Scott ⓘ May Morris ⓘ C. R. Ashbee ⓘ
surface form:
Philip Webb
Walter Crane ⓘ William Morris ⓘ |
| hasKeyOrganization |
Art Workers Guild
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Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society ⓘ Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society ⓘ
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Guild and School of Handicraft
Morris & Co. ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
emphasis on traditional craftsmanship
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handmade production ⓘ honesty of materials and construction ⓘ integration of art and everyday life ⓘ medievalist and vernacular inspirations ⓘ preference for simple forms ⓘ reaction against industrial mass production ⓘ rejection of excessive ornamentation ⓘ social idealism ⓘ use of natural materials ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century design reform
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American Craftsman style ⓘ Art Nouveau ⓘ Modernism ⓘ Prairie School ⓘ Scandinavian design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
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surface form:
Augustus Pugin
Gothic Revival ⓘ John Ruskin ⓘ medieval guild system ⓘ pre-industrial craftsmanship ⓘ romanticism ⓘ |
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Arts and Crafts movement in Russia
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English Arts and Crafts architecture
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British Arts and Crafts movement
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British Arts and Crafts movement