Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society

Formed in London in 1887, the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society was created to champion decorative arts alongside fine arts at a time when many artists and designers were pushing back against mass production. The group became closely associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement and gave makers a high-profile public platform through its exhibitions.

Its early shows at the New Gallery in London were especially influential, helping define the look, ideals, and public reputation of the movement in the years before World War I. The society also left a lasting mark through Arts and Crafts Essays (1893), a collection of writing by its members that explained the values behind good design, skilled workmanship, and the unity of beauty with everyday use.

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