William Morris Research Paper

In 1862 the Arts and Crafts movement was established In Britain by William Morris, an artist and medievalist. He begun it as a ‘’response to the negative social and aesthetic consequences of the industrial revolution’’. The Arts and Craft Exhibition Society in 1888 and the Great Exhibition in 1851 are responsible for the name and origins of the movement.
An art critic John Ruskin had a major impact on William Morris as he felt also the need to preserve the individual craftsmanship and design. William Morris was the founder of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, a design firm which aimed to recreate individual craftsmanship at a time when mass production companies was increasing. Against the odds the firm was very successful, although it was only
the rich society that could his designs.
His ideas led to numerous other companies establishing, which would promote his arts and Crafts ideas. The movement was largely concerned with architecture and decorative arts