Morris was the founder of the "Arts and Crafts Movement," which took shape as an artistic style in the second half of the 19th century. All participants in the movement united in the belief that artistically designed human environment - pleasing to the eye of the building, artfully load furniture, tapestries, ceramics - should help to improve society in the interests and producers and consumers. Going after Ruskin, Morris was looking for harmony and unity of nature, man and art. Construction and equipment they own the house, known as the "Red House" 1860, were an attempt to move a life and …show more content…
Use only skilled manual labor company was a success, its products are well sold out. Most of the early work of the company were very expensive. Directorate South Kesngtonskogo Museum, for which the firm designed the interior of the Green Dining Room, lamented the fact that the cost of its decoration; those who saw the design of the firm, notes that "if you want to meet the standards of Morris, bear fat wallet." Later, the company tried to produce things for people of modest means. The most famous pieces of furniture of simple forms, releases "Morris and K" was a series of "Sussex" chairs. "Furniture of good citizens", as it was called, was created based on folk tradition of English country houses dating back to the 18th century. "Sussex" chairs sold much cheaper than other products of the company - from 7 to 35 shillings - and were certainly affordable with modest