Arts and Crafts

アーツ・アンド・クラフツ / 1860s–1910s / Style / Craft Movements

Returns material and handwork to the center of design, joining every detail of daily life under one conviction.

Repeating plants / Flat contours / Density of handwork / Colors from nature

William Morris, Strawberry Thief, 1883ウィリアム・モリス『柳の枝』1887ウェッブ&モリス レッドハウス

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Honesty for long-lived tools and household brands · Uniting pattern, letter and material in one story
Type
Serifs or ornamented letters that feel hand-cut
Composition
Repeat plants and creatures with the seams hidden
Material
Deep indigo, plant-dye tones, off-white; keep the texture of paper and cloth
Caution
A floral print alone loses the conviction. Align material, making and a structure that lasts.
Further study
William Morris / Kelmscott Press

Related entries

Source: Wikimedia Commons — Strawberry Thief

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