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.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Repeating plants
- Flat contours
- Density of handwork
- Colors from nature
Best used for
- Honesty for long-lived tools and household brands
- Uniting pattern, letter and material in one story
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Dictionary entry
- 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
- Art Nouveau (アール・ヌーヴォー)Shared effects: Luxury / Intimacy.Compare Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau
- Paper Marbling (マーブリング)Shared effects: Luxury / Intimacy / Nostalgia.Compare Arts and Crafts and Paper Marbling
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- Pysanky (プィーサンカ)Shared effects: Intimacy / Nostalgia.
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