Arts & Crafts has come to be a name for a style of decorative arts, but just try to pin it down.
In this book you\'ll find: - Insight into the history and culture surrounding the Arts & Crafts movement - An examination of influences that set English Arts & Crafts designers including William Morris, Charles Francis Annesley Voysey, Ernest Gimson, Ernest and Sidney Barnsley, and Charles Robert Ashbee apart from their American counterpArts - 3 complete Furniture projects that illustrate traits representative of English Arts & Crafts: a Voysey chair, a hayrake table designed by Ernest Gimson and a sideboard design from the Harris Lebus company, England\'s largest Furniture maker at the time Equal pArts design survey and project book, English Arts & Crafts Furniture is a must-read for any serious fan of Arts & Crafts furniture..
Through examination of details and techniques as well as projects, you\'ll learn what sets English Arts & Crafts apart and gain a deeper understanding of the overall Arts & Crafts movement and its influences.
English Arts & Crafts Furniture explores the Arts & Crafts movement with a unique perspective on Furniture designs inspired by English Arts & Crafts designers.
It quickly becomes clear just how broad this period in design history really is.
Contrast these with the simpler, medieval-inspired work of Morris, the austere elegance of chairs and built-in cabinetry by Voysey, or Furniture produced by the Barnsleys--never mind the clear Art Nouveau influences in much of Mackintosh\'s work.
Early pieces, such as some of those by William Morris, draw from more ornate Victorian artifacts.
It\'s a huge challenge, because it encompasses such a broad variety of work.
Arts & Crafts has come to be a name for a style of decorative arts, but just try to pin it down
