In 17th Century Great Britain great changes were occurring. For hundreds of years—since the beginning of civilization really—people were only able to access tools and household goods from inside their own communities. However after many years of community good sharing things began to grow. Certain individuals began building companies from their humble mom and pop shop operations. The companies grew into large monopolies controlling the mass manufacturing of consumer goods, tools, and energy. This extraordinary time in history known as The Industrial Revolution—which began around 1750—gave way to the invention of incredible feats of technological advancements such as the steam engine, the flying shuttle, cotton mill, and advances in the harnessing of steam and coal energy. Despite the industrial revolutions benefits, craftsmen and people in general did also suffer negative consequences of society’s growth and mechanization

The Arts and Crafts Movement was born out of craftsmen’s disdain for mass manufactured goods and the negative impact that this and other attributes of The Industrial Revolution wrought on people’s everyday living and happiness. The movement was founded around the middle of the 18th century by theorists, architects, designers, and craftsmen who were strongly against industrialization and all mass manufacturing. Many proponents of the Arts and Crafts Movement were disgusted by the way industrialization was affecting the quality of goods, work, and daily life in general and wanted to see beauty, simplicity, and utility return.