Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts & Crafts Movement was a style of art and design that was popular in the late 1800s in Europe and the United States. It was a reaction to the mass production and machine-made products of the Industrial Revolution. People in the Arts & Crafts Movement wanted to celebrate hand-made crafts and looked to the past for inspiration. They used natural materials such as wood, stone, clay, and glass to create furniture, jewelry, pottery, and other decorative items that had beautiful shapes, colors, and patterns. People in the movement wanted to show the beauty of handmade things and give dignity to craftsmen and craftswomen for their work.