British Furniture, 1830-1915

This course is a survey of the nineteenth-century design reform movement highlighting British furniture designers and theorists from the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau. The parade of styles is examined in relation to industrialization, global influences, new marketing methods, and social changes. Major figures include A.W.N. Pugin, William Morris, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Museum and collections visits are part of the course. 3 credits.