The Arts and Crafts Movement
A reaction against the impoverished state of the decorative arts and the conditions in which they were produced because of Industrialization, prompt a revolution in design concept where nature could inspire the day to day lifestyle.
In the middle of the 19th Century, in England ,the intellectual of the time strongly objected to the mass production of poorly designed items.
A new wave of Architects, designers and artists, guided by William Morris embraced the task of producing objects with intrinsic quality derived by the value of the master artisan.
William Morris founded the Arts and Crafts Movement and his ideas influenced many styles all over the world..
The artists of the Pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood complemented the movement.
To emphasized the traditional family value they return to a particular painting technique used during the medieval time.
The interiors space decorated following the principle of the Arts and Crafts Movement with hand made objects become the trend of the time.
- The historical role of the Architect, the Interior Architect, the Interior Designer, and the Interior Decorator
- The Industrial Revolution: Britain
- Gothic revival in architecture
- Ruskin
- The Pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood 1848
- Dante Gabriele Rossetti and Jane Morris
- the Arts and Crafts Movement 1887
- William Morris
- The Red House
- The Glasgow School of Arts 1880
- Charles Rennies Mackintosh
- Tea Houses
- Art Nouveau
- Le Corbusier
- Ville Savoy
- The Bauhaus and De Stijl
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- The new Open Plan concept
The second part of the lesson is focused on developing a new scheme for a room using William Morris inspiration.
Study notes will be provided for the course.
A certificate of participation and an assessment of the skills acquired will be issued