Design Reform & The Aesthetic Movement

19th-century Design Reform laid the theoretical foundation for designers and artisans still relevant today. Its greatest legacy being the network of Schools of Design which today form the backbone of British Schools and Colleges of Art.

History of the Dressing Case

Charles Wileman Foley Intarsio Art Nouveau Long Neck Vase c1899

The Arts & Crafts Movement

Antique Royal Doulton Stoneware Jardiniere by Maud Bowden c1905

Royal Doulton Stoneware Ovoid Vase by Maud Bowden c1920

Royal Doulton History

Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Lotus Flower Glass Bowl

Charles Wileman Foley Intarsio Art Nouveau Four Handled Vase c.1898

Liberty and Tudric History

Charles Schneider For La Verre Francais Art Deco Cameo Glass Charger

Gladys Rodgers for Royal Lancastrian Streaky Yellow Ovoid Vase c1935

Design Reform & The Aesthetic Movement