Tag: Walter Crane
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Arts & Crafts and the Non-human
I’m increasingly interested in non-human-centered design, and one of the places to find its traces may be in pre-modern design. In part, that is why I’m going back to the Arts & Crafts movement, and in particular to the writings of Walter Crane. He was an illustrator and a painter who worked closely with William…
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Arts & Crafts and the Paris Commune
I’m going through Walter Crane’s autobiography. Crane was a painter and illustrator, one of the central figures of the Arts & Crafts movement. Crane’s memoirs are full of fascinating insights. For instance, he crosses paths with several famous exiles from the Paris Commune, such as Louise Michel. A remarkable passage describes the events of the…
Unseen by Design 