Created on: January 20, 2013 Last Updated: January 23, 2013 The
Arts and Crafts movement came about as a direct result of
consumerism and people's acceptance of goods which were factory
produced to low standards during the Victorian period at the end
of the 19th century. The shoddy workmanship produced in these
factories was seen as a step backward for craftsmen, and the
Arts and Crafts movement was in favor of the production of
furniture by craftsmen, rather than the fast returns of
industrialized factory produced articles. The founding members
of the Arts and Crafts movement included Looking over the
European furniture and art history of the period, what comes to
light is that all three of these leaders had their own take on
what was happening to craftsmen produced work. John Ruskin, for
example, who was considered the “Grandfather” of the Arts and
Crafts movement, disapproved of any item of furniture being made
on factory machines, and also had a great dislike for the
“dishonesty” of producing furniture wi