DESIGN MOVEMENTS

ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT;

• also known as reform movement
• most notaeble was William morris who was quite influential
• took place mid-19th century
• noticed the harsh effects of industrialisation with poor quality in products
• he vowed to reform commercial art to manufacture better designed goods
• he set up Morris and Co in 1861 where he created natural dyed fabric, hand woven rugs and wallpaper
• he also created ladderbacked chairs
• drew inspiration from flowing shapes of nature
• today stores like Liberty's still produce products influenced by Morris

ART NOUVEAU:

• developed at the beginning of the 20th century
• was built around the use of;
  - simple natural forms
  - curved lines, shapes of plants
  - geometric forms based on Japanese art
• was used in architecture, glass, fabrics
• Gustav Klint
• similar to the arts and crafts movement
• designers preferred to be called artists
• rejected industrial mass production
• only available to wealthy

BAUHAUS:

• was a school…