victorian architecture

Victorian architecture during the reign of Queen Victoria of

England, 1937-190.

Had a mix of different architectural styles.

Features of Victorian style:1. Bay windows

2. Sash windows

3- Trims:-Dentils-gingerbread decoration

4-steep Gable Roofs

5- Turrets

6-Verandas

Victorian interiors: Richly patterned wallpaper Velvet drapes Elaborate cornice chandelier

Victorian architecture was hugely criticized for its poor design and the mix of styles, heavy furnishing and decoration.

Arts and Crafts Movement Reformed during the Victorian era

Against the mass produced furniture and the poor taste and choices of the Victorian style

Manufactured pieces: poor in design and quality

“to create designs for the people and by the people, and a source of pleasure To the maker and the user”

High cost upper class only

Started with a suggestion to go back to the past and moved to more simple, subtle and new approach of design

John Ruskin: protested against architecture practice,

Was against materials looking like others

William Morris: designer and founder of arts & crafts movement

started his own company producing hand-made pieces W.R Lethaby: founder of arts and crafts

school

Hand block printed wallpaper and textiles

Morris’s Red house

Red house

Characteristics of Arts &Crafts Movement Furniture

Truth to materialsPreserving and emphasizing the natural qualities of the materials

Simple , straight line forms and lack of unnecessary ornaments

There was no extravagant or superfluous decoration and the actual construction of the object was often exposed.

Natural motifs Nature was an important source of Arts and Crafts motifs. The patterns used were inspired by the flora and fauna of the British countryside

South Kensingston Museum

The Orchard, ChorleywoodC.F.A. Voysey

Arts & crafts in America Called mission style By greene brothers Outdoor Pergolas