Name: Lydia Burns
Class: Interior Design
Date: March 19 th 2018
Assignment: Compare examples of Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Find 4 examples of each style. State designer, application and brief analysis. Finish by comparing and contrasting the two styles.
Horta stairwell, Tassel House
Brussels
Art Nouveau directly opposed to the traditional architectural values of reason and clarity of structure.
Lots of curvaceous shapes that are subordinate to all other elements like form, texture, space, and color.
Guimard
Metro
Art Nouveau for the World’s Fair. Organic, linear rhythm, creating a fusion between structure and ornament.
Guimard desk
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau- decorative patterns that could be used in all art forms. Typical decorative elements include leaf and tendril motifs, intertwined organic forms.
Arnold Inyongrun
Stained Glass
Art Nouveau

William Morris wallpaper
Arts and Crafts Movement
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co (Morris and Co) made household furnishings of the highest quality
Organic motifs like Art Nouveau but usually more earthy tones.
Greene and Greene
Gamble Chairs in Gamble House
Arts and Crafts Movement
Detailed woodworking including graceful curves.
Tremendous use of redwood because it was a readily available resource in California.
Greene and Greene
Wood Capital Columns
Arts and Crafts Movement
Japanese influenced craftsman techniques with unique wood joining methods like strapping, mortise and tenon, dovetails, tongue and groove, and inlays.
Greene and Greene
Stained Glass Hanging Light Fixture.
Arts and Crafts Movement
Exposed timbers influenced by Tutor style. Blending of wood and glass, readily available materials and two products that can show off hand crafting techniques.
Both styles have nature as their major motif and influence. Art Nouveau takes on a light, more whimsical flare with ubiquitous use of rot iron. Craftsman, or Arts and Crafts style, has a sturdier, more solid look with dark redwoods being the favored material. Both emphasis light through colored stained glass, even on non-natural light sources.