In this simple essay I am going to explore the movement of Arts & Craft. I will look at who made what and how Arts & Crafts changed over the years. It was until the 19th and early 20th centuries that championed the values of individual handicraft during a period of increasing mass production. The movement of Arts & Crafts originated in Britain where it had its richest expressions but it also …
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…and mainly Austria where the Wiener Werkstatte operated form 1903 to 1932. This was a studio that made many things such as jewellery to complete room interiors. Gustav Klimt was the main artist to make designs for the workshop. In the United States many artists, designers and social reformers were affected by Arts and Crafts ideas, most famously the architect Frank Lloyd Wright who was one of the founders of the Chicago Arts and Crafts Society in 1894.