When we have today (1834-1896) Augustus Welby Northmore (1812-1852) Pugin and William Morris to think of names like, decorators as we think of these people - Pugin's Houses of Parliament in being responsible for , and perhaps rather unkindly, wallpaper tiles, and place mats for the Morris. However, these two men were part of their day were ardent reformers Arts and Crafts Movement, which lower the quality beginning to react against the mass produced furniture and other household items responsible for being built during the Victorian era .
These two men hand-crafted forms of simple production wanted to make a comeback. Pugin The Gothic and the building where the joints of the pieces shown on the surface integrity medieval furniture was designed. Its a known design, a great 1851 exhibition made by JG Crace armoire, directly by the Victoria and Albert Museum where it remains today was purchased.
In 1861 Maurice Morris, Marshall Faulkner, and established company. Unlike Pugin, Morris furniture but did not design his associates JP Seddon, William Burges and Philip Webb all hand produced only style reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts furniture pieces crafted. Web 'Sussex' chair sat a traditional style crowd made between black or ebonized chair was an example. George Jack by side with other examples later herringbone design, and eight hand-carved floral decorations put up with twisted legs and a handmade oak dining table included.
Arts and Crafts movement was difficult in view of the idylls. Pugin for the Houses of Parliament in his own Gothic Revival style in an effort to relax tired and died shortly after the decoration was completed. Morris mass-produced Victorian furniture that was much cheaper than your firm to compete with hand-made pieces desire was fighting a losing battle. Ironically, the champion artisan arts and crafts furniture handcraftsmanship can be afforded by only the very rich was.
After going into politics in 1883, by Morris Furniture allow mass production to some extent part of his firm in order that piece of machinery, using cheaper and more generally cheaper should be further had to bend. His idealized world, the factories were open only four hours a day to wander around and factory workers and pieces of sculpture at the garden show to appreciate, rather than Victorian mass production was able to be chained to the wheel.
Arts and Crafts movement speed in the later 19th century and Voysey, Mackmurdo, Ashbee and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Arts and Crafts 'progressive' own particular style of furniture was developed as followers had to get through and eventually healed by such companies as adopted son. Rennie Mackintosh's furniture still today maintain that element of modern design and organic floral forms much of his work with Art Nouveau Arts and Crafts style of the simple right angled managed to straddle.
Fine Arts and Crafts furniture and Cumbria have become synonymous in the ancient world. If you source some interesting examples of the arts and crafts furniture in Cumbria want the local antiques dealer will be able to assist you.
