Today during class we had a classmate give a presentation on the Arts and Crafts Movement. After she was done giving the class her presentation, I better understood the context within this chapter. As she discussed in her presentation, during the time of the arts and crafts movement, Britain was leading the world in industrial power. This movement took place in the industrial revolution. Highlighted typography, graphic design and printing were all a great expression for the arts and crafts movement. During this time, handicraft was demanded for respect.
During the presentation she also discussed how important and how much of an impact William Morris did to the design world. First off, he designed a red house for him and his wife. Since Morris didn't like the Victorian style houses, he designed his own. The interior ended up being like a "poem" because everything was customized to his liking. Shortly after he made his red house, he got into designing stained glass for churches. After his success in producing stained glass, he began creating wallpaper and textile. Medieval and botanical styles influenced Morris in all of his designs. He had many accomplishments and many designers were influenced by him.
One thing that I learned from today's discussion is that Owens thought there was a connection between morality and environment. I didn't catch that in the reading. I also find the etsy.com website very interesting. Laura your right, it's very addicting and I want to buy it all!
My only question that I have is why was Morris' success of stained glass shortened so quickly?
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