Arts and Crafts Movement Peer Reviews

Alex: Alex had a nice review of the era and showed off some important textiles of the time. She also added a very interesting video on the making of block wallpaper. Over all, it was a good summary of the arts and crafts movement, but could use more pictures of the design style and the current applications.

Alexandra: I really enjoyed Alexandra's summary of this era. She brought up many important points and added several interesting videos. I personally really liked the Arts and Crafts: Design in a nutshell video.

Arts & Crafts Movement

One of the biggest design movements took place from 1837-1901 during the Victorian period. The movement consisted of many advances in communications, media, materials, and manufacturing processes. Along with these processes came the focus on iron, steel, central heating and other similar materials and the beginning of consumer culture. All these changes had both negative and positive reviews because they were great advances, but it came with a lot of cheap manufactured goods.

The Victorian period also came with many important people. Some of these include: William Morris,  Philip Webb, Edward Godwim, Charles Voysey, and Charles Mackintosh. These men added to the furniture and design styles of the period and are responsible for many modern day designs.One of these design styles in the emphasis on white paint and exposed hardware, which is extremely popular in today's design world. Many textiles and chairs were also developed in this era.

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