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Informationen zum Autor Karen Livingstone is a Research Fellow at the V&A and was a key member of the team responsible for the redesign of the acclaimed British Galleries. She contributed to Design and the Decorative Arts: Britain 1500-1900 (V&A! 2001). Linda Parry is a world expert on William Morris. She curated the highly successful V&A exhibition on William Morris in 1995 and edited the accompanying catalogue. She has contributed to a number of publications including Art Nouveau 1890-1910 (V&A! 2000) and Design and the Decorative Arts: Britain 1500-1900 (V&A! 2001). She is the Deputy Keeper of the Furniture! Textiles & Fashion Department at the V&A. Klappentext - Huge interest in Arts & Crafts Movement- Accompanies major blockbuster exhibition- Includes key works by leading proponents! such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh! William Morris! Josef Hoffmann! Gustav Stickley! Frank Lloyd Wright! and many others.- Strong appeal to interior design and collectors market--original pieces sell at very high prices! and reproductions are immensely popular.- Innovative global approach- Includes previously unpublished objects and new photography from private collections. Zusammenfassung Published to accompany a major exhibition! this title presents exciting new research on one of the most popular! far-reaching and influential design movements of modern times. This is a global examination of the Arts and Crafts movement! including the US! Europe and - for the first time - Japan.
