Inspired by the reformist passion of figures such as William Morris and John Ruskin, the Arts and Crafts movement had a huge effect on Victorian society. Its advocates looked to history and to the ...
Why is art, craft and design education so vital to our culture, our society, our economy and ourselves? The reasons are myriad, meaningful, complex and fiscal says Lesley Butterworth of the National ...
A book celebrating letters speaks in its subtitle of gathering “memorable quotes from a moribund art.” What hope does an art have when even its votaries are sure of its demise? Rachel Syme is ...