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The Arts and Crafts Movement (Radio Edit)

2025/5/16
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Isabella Rosner: 我认为工艺美术运动是19世纪后期开始的一场艺术运动，它提倡手工艺和家居物品的审美统一。这个运动的名称来源于1887年成立的工艺美术展览协会。威廉·莫里斯被认为是这个运动的领袖，他的思想影响了整个运动。他认为艺术、教育和自由不应只属于少数人，他提倡利用精湛的手工艺创造美观实用的物品。我对那个时代的人们对美的追求和对手工艺的重视深感敬佩。 Cariad Lloyd: 我觉得工艺美术运动是对工业化的反应，旨在恢复失去的传统技能。我喜欢这个运动的氛围，它让我想起了田园生活。我曾经参观过格拉斯哥艺术学院的展览，展品包括精美的椅子和桌子，给我留下了深刻的印象。我一直很喜欢那些精美的手工艺品，它们代表着一种对传统和美的追求。

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The Arts and Crafts movement, prominent in late 19th-century England, was a reaction against the Industrial Revolution. It emphasized traditional handicrafts and aimed to make art and beautiful homes accessible to everyone. It drew inspiration from the medieval world and championed craftsmanship.
  • Reaction against the Industrial Revolution
  • Emphasis on traditional handicrafts
  • Accessibility of art and beautiful homes
  • Inspiration from the medieval world
  • Championing craftsmanship

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Greg Jenner is joined in Victorian England by Dr Isabella Rosner and comedian Cariad Lloyd to learn all about the ethos, practitioners and creations of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Most people have heard of William Morris, one of the leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement that came to prominence in England in the last decades of the 19th Century. His abstract, nature-inspired designs still adorn everything from wallpaper and curtains to notebooks and even dog beds. And the company he founded, Morris & Co., is still going strong. But the history of this artistic movement, and the other creatives who were involved, is less well known.

Arts and Crafts, which advocated a return to traditional handicrafts like needlework, carpentry and ceramics, was a reaction to the Industrial Revolution and included a strong socialist vision: its practitioners wanted everyone to have access to art, and to be able to enjoy homes that were comfortable, functional and beautiful. This episode explores Morris and other creatives both in and outside his circle, including Edward Burne-Jones, May Morris, Gertrude Jekyll and Philip Webb. It looks at the ethos that inspired them, the homes and artworks they created, and asks how radical their political beliefs really were.

This is a radio edit of the original podcast episode. For the full-length version, please look further back in the feed.

Hosted by: Greg Jenner Research by: Jon Norman-Mason Written by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Emma Nagouse, and Greg Jenner Produced by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Ben Hollands Senior Producer: Emma Nagouse Executive Editor: James Cook