Containing, as it does, a diverse range of styles, it is at first glance difficult to determine what links the works created under the Arts and Crafts banner. In fact its proponents were drawn together by a philosophy, rather than a design idea. Originating in the ideas of writers such as Ruskin and Pugin , the Arts and Crafts Movement was a triumphant combination of artistic skill and utility. Producing beautiful and highly crafted, yet functional, works was the aim of the draftsmen an women who followed the Arts and Crafts credo.
This ethic of form and function is clearly seen in the works produced by artists in glass and pottery. Incorporating a variety of stunning methods and decorative techniques, glass and pottery wares were created by many of the leading proponents of the Movement, and this book looks at the works of many of the finest international artists such as William Morris, Philip Webb, Mackintosh, the Martin brothers, Wedgwood, McLaughlin and Daly.
With an authoritative yet accessible text, and a host of stunning illustrations, Arts and Crafts Glass and Pottery is a superb introduction to one of the most attractive areas of this fascinating design movement. Published in the United Kingdom, the book focuses on the Movement in the UK.
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