A smaller-sized pictorial tribute to the impact of the Arts and Crafts movement on gardening, which rendered gardens as seamless outdoor living areas that were extensions of the homes they adjoined, demonstrates the influential designs of such contributors as Gertrude Jekyll, William Robinson, and William Morris.

William Morris was the leading exponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and his belief that anything of authentic value had to be made by people was shared by many architects and designers. This text shows how the aesthetic values that lay behind the movement can be incorporated into life.

A richly illustrated celebration of the the Arts and Crafts style celebrates the impact of the revolutionary movement on the architecture and home furnishings of the early twentieth century, capturing the simple elegance and craftsmanship of key examples of the style in both England and the United States in terms of furniture, architecture, textiles, ceramics, and other accessories for the home. (view table of contents)

C. F. A. Voysey was one of the most renowned British architects from the 1890s until the outbreak of the First World War. His white-rendered houses with stone window-dressings and sweeping slate roofs combined clarity and simplicity with a sensual appreciation of natural materials. However, it was his conviction that no detail of a house was too small to deserve the attention of its architect which led him to design everything from the plan of the garden to the handles on the kitchen-dresser.Voysey's belief that the house should embody 'Quietness in a storm, Economy of upkeep, Evidence of Protection, Harmony with surroundings, Absence of dark passages' placed him at the heart of the Arts and Crafts Movement, while the elongated simplicity of his furniture together with the fluid, undulating curves of his decorative designs made him a formative influence on Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Henry van de Velde and the Art Nouveau style.During the 1890s Voysey's reputation spread across Europe and America, only to be revived in the 1930s by John Betjeman, Nikolaus Pevsner and others in Britain, when he was hailed as a precursor of the Modern Movement. He was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1940 at the age of eighty-three.This monograph is illustrated with photographs specially commissioned from the photographer Martin Charles. Placed throughout the text, they form a comprehensive visual record of Voysey's work, as well as individual, detailed pictorial accounts of his major houses. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Part of a series of technically informative monographs embracing a broad spectrum of internationally renowned buildings, this work deals with the Homestead in Essex, and includes a comprehensive set of technical drawings and working details...read more

Product Description: Only recently saved from destruction, the Hoover Factory is one of the most colourful and characterful landmarks at the western entrance to London. Designed in the 1930s to exemplify the commercial confidence of the Hoover company, it is one of the world's finest Art Deco structures...read more