The Arts and Crafts Lifestyle and Design

by Wendy Hitchmough, Martin Charles (Photographer)

The Arts and Crafts Lifestyle and Design spotlights the individualistic designs of inspirational architects and designers such as William Morris (we've just published The Gardens of William Morris), Edwin Lutyens, Greene and Greene, Gustav Stickley, C.F.A Voysey, Philip Webb, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among others. The style, which is known for its simple elegance and fine workmanship of home furnishings, foreshadowed the current trend toward a clean, uncluttered look. This title is gloriously illustrated and packed with original photographs that can be referenced with great ease, inspiring new ideas, and styles. The Arts and Crafts Lifestyle and Design offers a detailed tour of the foremost examples of the Arts and Crafts movement, visiting such signature homes as Standen in West Sussex, England by Philip Webb and Greene and Greene's The Gamble House in Pasadena, California.

Genres: Reference, Architecture, History, Nonfiction, Design

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Wendy Hitchmough is an art historian specializing in the architecture and design of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is curator at Charleston, the Bloomsbury artists' home in Sussex, England.

Reviews

[Christie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hitchmough's discussion of the social standards and practices that underlay Arts and Crafts design really helps me apply the aesthetic to today's home and lifestyle.