... British phenomenon. The movement is one of the most vital, exciting and inspiring chapters in the history of the decorative arts. This movement started when two men, William Morris and John Ruskin, took their strong ideas against industrialization to the next level. The mechanized process threatened handcrafts and resulted in cheapened, monotonous merchandise. In 1861 William Morris founded one of the ... do; and which should not be done under such conditions as would make it neither over wearisome nor overanxious." Ruskin, John can be considered as an English writer, art critic, and ref...

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... of the country's middle class. Morris first studied at Marlborough and Exeter College, Oxford. Originally intending to take holy orders, his decision was changed after reading of Carlyle, Kingsley and John Ruskin, steering him in a new direction which would eventually lead him to a life devoted to the world of art. Moriss drew a lot of influence from ... John Ruskin, a critic who praised the art of medieval craftsmen, sculptors and carvers who he believed were free to express their creative individuality. He was also extremely critical of artists and designers ... ...

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