- English aesthetic movement of the second half of the 19th century
- William Morris is considered the father of the Arts & Crafts movement
- a style of design that looked to handicraft and traditional forms and techniques
BACKGROUND
- Industrial Revolution strengthened the British Empire and propelled its economy
- workers >performed mind-numbing, repetitive tasks, low wages, living in slums.
- products > shoddily produced, cheap and unimaginative imitations of historical styles.
- idealized > democratize the arts, to create art "made by people and for the people"
- he believed that reforming the mode of production and the products of the industrial age would in turn reform society
- In 1861, Morris' company produced decorative arts like furniture, tapestry and stained glass, with the various artists and craftsmen collaborating together to make things by hand, using traditional methods and materials.
- simple forms,truth to material, nature as a reference subject
- his love of country-garden nature and medieval ideals of chivalry, which would recur in his art and his poetry
- were an inspiring contribution to Art Nouveau artists, such as Victor Horta and Henri van de Velde.
- He also infused a sense of moral consciousness into the post-industrial design process, raising questions of workers' rights and environmental responsibility
William Morris
- artist, designer, preservationist
- designed Brer Rabbit Wallpaper
- simple form with repetition
- simple form with repetition
- nature (flower) as reference subject
- rendered in warm hues, include borders
- reminiscent of traditional patterns and stencil techniques
- can be used to decorate an entire room, or can be used above a dado rail or can be used on a single wall to create and arts and crafts ambienc
- can be used to decorate an entire room, or can be used above a dado rail or can be used on a single wall to create and arts and crafts ambienc
The reason why i choose this wallpaper because
when i found research in google image, i was attract by the wallpaper, especially i like blue colour.
The wallpaper is fill with flora and fauna, it made me comfortable while i look at this picture.
- Art Nouveau occurred in 1890-1914
- It was a way of thinking about modern society and new production methods.
- urban life as we now understand it was established
- Old customs, habits, and artistic styles sat alongside new, combining a wide range of contradictory images and ideas
- It was an attempt to redefine the meaning and nature of the work of art.
- Art Nouveau designers also believed that all the arts should work in harmony to create a "total work of art,"
- in an attempt to combine life and art
- Art Nouveau is characterized by its elegant decorative style, detailed patterns, curving lines, and art innovation.
- By making beauty and harmony a part of everyday life, artists make people's lives better.
- Art Nouveau obtained a nickname 'the noodle style' in French, 'Le style nouilles'.
- Art Nouveau emphasized handcrafting as opposed to machine manufacturing, the use of new materials.
- Art Nouveau artifacts are beautiful objects of art, but not necessarily very functional.
-the Scottish architect and designer
-combining a progressive modernity with the spirit of romanticism
-created many of the best loved and most influential buildings, furniture and decorative
-created a unique and individual style
-geometric forms in place of organic-inspired symbolic decoration.
-combining a progressive modernity with the spirit of romanticism
-created many of the best loved and most influential buildings, furniture and decorative
-created a unique and individual style
-geometric forms in place of organic-inspired symbolic decoration.
HILL HOUSE CHAIR - 1903
-size: height 1400mm x depth 35mm x width 42mm-material:Lacquered ash wood, seat upholstered in leather
-the design was far more important than the function
-the chair was intended more as an art piece than to actually be used as a chair.
-the slender back legs are elliptical in shape with a series of ladder rails linking them together
-the seat pad is also very small to emphasise the chair's fragility.
I choose the chair because it look different with nowadays furniture and it give me simple, elegant, grand mood.
But i pretty sure i will not brought this chair because it will look weird if i sit on it.
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