Arts & crafts: ideas that shaped the world

Abstract

"The Arts & Crafts movement began as a reaction to industrialism and the prevailing style ideals in Britain in the mid-19th century. The basic ideas of its followers, including the art critic John Ruskin and the artist William Morris, developed into a global movement and spread through craft colonies and influenced professionals in many fields, from design and architecture to ornamentation and agriculture. The movement reached Sweden a few decades later and expressed itself as a romanticization of the simple life, tied to the home. One of the movement's leading figures in Sweden is Carl Larsson, whose colorful paintings are known for depicting the simplicity of everyday life. In this book, twelve authors delve into the home environments, art schools, museums and other organizations where the ideals and visions were created, interpreted and developed. We read about the movement's continued relevance for our time; not only as a beloved treasure trove of patterns that inspires and forms the basis for new styles, but also our relationship to creation, sustainability thinking and lifestyle. This generously illustrated anthology is also available in a Swedish edition." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction: Hand, Head, Heart - and Hope: The Arts and Crafts Movement and Its Legacy / Suzanne Fagence Cooper & Elisabeth Svalin Gunnarsson -- John Ruskin and the Dawn of Arts and Crafts / Howard Hull -- William Morris: Inspiration to Innovation / Rowan Bain -- An Old House on the Upper Thames: The Morris Family and Kelmscott Manor / Kathy Haslam -- Jane Morris: The Hospitable Heart and the House Beautiful / Suzanne Fagence Cooper -- Scandinavia: 'Beauty for all' / Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark -- Art and Crafts and Garders / Richard Bisgrove -- Borrow and Distil: William Morris and Islamic Art / Qaisra M Khan -- From Private Occupation to Public Presentation: Women, Exhibitions and the Arts and Crafs Movement / Karen Livingstone -- 'The proper place for the Arts and Crafts is in the country': Crafts in the Cotswolds, 1890s to 2020s / Kirsty Hartsiotis -- Sub Rosa: A Commission Business for the English Decorative Arts / Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark -- The reform of Form: Actors, Influences and the Design Debate in Sweden, 1850-1910 / Svante Helmbaæḱ Tiren -- Tjoloholm Castle: Arts and Crafts in Two Dialects / Elisabeth Svalin Gunnarson -- Swedish Grace: The Final Flourish of Arts and Crafts / Cilla Robach.