“It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, Of all things physical and metaphysical, Of all things human, and all things super-human, Of all true manifestations of the head, Of the heart, of the soul, That the life is recognizable in its expression, That form ever follows function. This is the law.” […]
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The American Arts & Crafts movement was artistic, political and economic, arising from the sense of loss people felt as more and more household goods were mass-produced in factories. The invention of the steam engine in the 1830s instigated the Industrial Revolution, and in just a few years many skilled craftsmen saw their work supplanted
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As the 20th century approached, the world was in flux between old and new influences. The Industrial Revolution led to the establishment of urban life as we know it – and introduced mass production, a sort of economic equalizer. Scientific advances like Darwin’s Origin of the Species and Thomas Edison’s electric light bulb led to a more
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