After training as architects and being inspired by William Morris, Gimson and the Barnsleys gradually became involved with furniture design and the revival of traditional crafts.

Gimson and the Barnsleys: "wonderful furniture of a commonplace kind"

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Greensted, Mary

Antiques & Collectibles

Evans Bros.

An authoritative and insightful study, surveying the life and work of “the greatest of the English artist-craftsmen” This study of the renowned designer-maker Ernest Gimson (1864–1919) combines biography with analysis of his work as an architect and designer of furniture, metalwork, plaster decoration, embroidery, and more. It also examines Gimson’s significance within the Arts and Crafts Movement, tracing the full arc of his creative career, ideas, and legacy. Gimson worked in London in the 1880s, joining the circle around William Morris at the Art Workers’ Guild and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. He later moved to the Cotswolds, where he opened workshops and established a reputation for distinctive style and superb quality. Gimson’s work influences designers today and speaks directly to ongoing debates about the role of craft in the modern world; this book will be the standard reference for years to come.

Ernest Gimson: Arts & Crafts Designer and Architect

Arts & Photography

Roscoe, Barley

Carruthers, Annette

History & Criticism

Yale University Press

Mary Greensted tells the story of the birth and development of the Arts and Craft movement in Britain with the help of numerous illustrations showing the buildings, furniture, metalwork, and the people who influenced it. The movement was concerned with the revival of traditional crafts, and a return to the vernacular, and it had socialist ideals at its heart. This movement, which flourished in the early twentieth century, has not only bequeathed us with a wealth of fine objects and buildings, but also a way of thinking about life and craft that continues to influence many today.Contains information on dozens of designers, artists, architects and thinkers, including: William MorrisCFA VoyseyCharles Rennie MackintoshAH MackmurdoCR AshbeeErnest Gimson

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain (Shire History)

Shire Publications

The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds

The Arts & Crafts Movement in the Cotsworld

Sutton Pub Ltd

After training as architects and being inspired by William Morris, Gimson and the Barnsleys gradually became involved with furniture design and the revival of traditional crafts.

Gimson and the Barnsleys: Wonderful Furniture of a Commonplace Kind

Chinese ceramics, the Indian connection: A temporary exhibition at the City of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery 16 October to 20 November 1982 in conjunction with the Oriental Ceramic Society

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