Arts and Crafts

 Arts and Crafts 

    

    Arts and crafts started during the Victorian period, from 1837 to 1901. Many advancements occurred during this period, such as in communication, manufacturing processes, and media. This happened during Queen Victoria's reign, which was also the start of consumer culture.


The arts and crafts received a positive reaction from the masses of any social class. One reason for the positive response is that communication and media made them well-known to everyone who lived during that period.

This is an image of the way of communication during the Victorian period. 

The negative side of arts and crafts is that they can clutter rooms and interior spaces with all the things that people built and poorly made furniture that can be a safety hazard. 

victorian era arts and crafts

modern victorian arts and crafts 

the crafts that were made during the victorian period had three characteristic simple honest designs and very heavy furniture and had large expose hinges 




victorian period Gustav Stickley mission eight leg oak sideboard 





modern sideboard 





this is morris chair 




this modern version of the morris chair 


one step further 

The founder of the arts and crafts movement is a man name William Morris he went to Oxford university and had an apprenticeship under the architect Phillip Wedd how was greatly fascinated with medical architectural He also form is own company called Morris, Marshall & faulkner which focus on working on  churches decoration and furniture , stain glass and textiles 





this on of William Morris works 




Comments

  1. Grace PekocJanuary 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM

    Hi Irma! Great summary of the information from this week! You did a great job with the one step further of William Morris and the images you used to describe the content! Keep up the good work!

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  2. Gina ChristopherJanuary 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM

    Hi Irma! Great summary this week. I really enjoyed your one step further section, William Morris is an important individual to dive deeper into. Well done!

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  3. Cara VeenstraJanuary 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM

    Hi Irma! Good blog! I like the pictures you chose to compare the Victorian period then and now. I also really like the picture of the modern sideboard you found. Great job!

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  4. Professor VanderNoordaaJanuary 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM

    Irma,
    Nice introduction to the Victorian and Arts and Crafts periods. I appreciate your supportive images. I really like the image of the communication during the Victorian period. I also enjoyed your modern examples. William Morris was a great person to look at in greater detail. I loved the supportive images. 50/50 points

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