Arts and Crafts Movement

Question 1

A design movement that originated in England in 1860 as a reaction against poor mass-produced goods, detesting the use of steel frames and reinforced concrete, celebrating the craftsman as an artist, and emphasizing honesty and integrity of design.

Answer 1

Arts and Crafts Movement

Question 2

A design movement that emphasized the decorative use of materials and textures as an integral part of structure rather than as an ornament.

Answer 2

Rationalism

Question 3

An English designer born to a wealthy family in London who promoted the cause of the craftsman and encouraged the return of weaving, hand-printing, and other traditional skills.

Answer 3

William Morris

Question 4

A towering rectangular block with almost no decoration, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, breaking away from traditional architectural adornment.

Answer 4

The Glasgow School of Art

Question 5

An Arts and Crafts house by Philip Webb that deliberately expressed surface textures of ordinary materials with an asymmetrical and quaint building composition.

Answer 5

The Red House