,PREFACE TO ,>TS & ,CRAFTS ,ESSAYS BY ,MEMB]S ( ! ,>TS & ,CRAFTS ,EXHIBITION ,SOCIETY ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,TEXT 3 ,! PAP]S ?AT FOLL[ ?IS NE$ NO EXPLANATION1 S9CE !Y >E DIRECT$ T[>DS SPECIAL SIDES ( ! ,>TS & ,CRAFTS4 ,MR4 ,CRANE HAS PUT =W>D ! AIMS ( ! ,>TS & ,CRAFTS ,EXHIBITION ,SOCIETY AS AN ,EXHIBITION ,SOCIETY1 !RE=E ,I NE$ NOT 5L>GE UPON ?AT PHASE ( ?IS BOOK4 ,BUT ,I WILL WRITE A FEW WORDS ON ! WAY 9 :I* IT SEEMS TO ME WE \T ( :I* \R ,SOCIETY IS ONE ( ! TOK5S4 ,&1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! V]Y FACT1 ?AT !RE IS A 0REVIVAL0 %[S ?AT ! >TS A=ESAID HAVE BE5 SICK UNTO DEA?4 ,9 ALL SU* *ANGES ! FIR/ ( ! NEW DOES NOT APPE> TILL !RE IS LITTLE OR NO LIFE LEFT 9 ! OLD1 & YET ! OLD1 EV5 :5 IT IS ALL BUT DEAD1 GOES ON LIV+ 9 CORRUPTION1 & REFUSES TO GET ITSELF PUT QUIETLY \T ( ! WAY & DEC5TLY BURI$4 ,SO ?AT :ILE ! REVIVAL ADVANCES & DOES SOME GOOD WORK1 ! P]IOD ( CORRUPTION GOES ON FROM WORSE TO WORSE1 TILL IT >RIVES AT ! PO9T :5 IT CAN NO LONG] BE BORNE1 & DISAPPE>S4 ,TO GIVE A CONCRETE EXAMPLE3 9 !SE LA/ DAYS !RE >E MANY BUILD+S ]ECT$ :I* 79 SPITE ( \R ECLECTICISM1 \R LACK ( A TRADITIONAL /YLE7 >E AT LEA/ WELL DESIGN$ & GIVE PLEASURE TO ! EYE2 NEV]!LESS1 SO HOPELESSLY HIDE\S & VULG> IS G5]AL BUILD+ ?AT P]SONS ( TA/E F9D !MSELVES REGRETT+ ! BR[N BRICK BOX ) ITS FEEBLE & TRUMP]Y ATTEMPTS AT ORNAM5T1 :I* *>ACT]IZES ! /YLE ( BUILD+ CURR5T AT ! 5D ( ! LA/ & BEG9N+ ( ?IS C5TURY1 BECAUSE !RE IS SOME /YLE AB\T IT1 & EV5 SOME M]IT ( DESIGN1 IF ONLY NEGATIVE4 ,! POSITION :I* WE HAVE TO FACE !N IS ?IS3 ! LACK ( BEAUTY 9 MOD]N LIFE 7( DECORATION 9 ! BE/ S5SE ( ! WORD71 :I* 9 ! E>LI] P>T ( ! C5TURY WAS UNNOTIC$1 IS N[ RECOGNIZ$ BY A P>T ( ! PUBLIC AS AN EVIL TO BE REM$I$ IF POSSIBLE2 BUT BY F> ! L>G] P>T ( CIVILIZ$ MANK9D DOES NOT FEEL ?AT LACK 9 ! LEA/1 SO ?AT NO G5]AL S5SE ( BEAUTY IS EXTANT :I* W\LD =CE US 9TO ! CREATION ( A FEEL+ = >T :I* 9 ITS TURN W\LD =CE US 9TO TAK+ UP ! DROPP$ L9KS ( TRADITION1 & ONCE MORE PRODUC+ G5U9E ORGANIC >T4 ,SU* >T AS WE HAVE IS NOT ! WORK ( ! MASS ( CRAFTSM5 UNCONSCI\S ( ANY DEF9ITE /YLE1 BUT PRODUC+ BEAUTY 9/9CTIVELY2 CONSCI\S RA!R ( ! DESIRE TO TURN \T A CR$ITABLE PIECE ( WORK ?AN ( ANY AIM T[>DS POSITIVE BEAUTY4 ,?AT IS ! ESS5TIAL MOTIVE P[] T[>DS >T 9 PA/ AGES2 BUT \R >T IS ! WORK ( A SMALL M9ORITY COMPOS$ ( $UCAT$ P]SONS1 FULLY CONSCI\S ( !IR AIM ( PRODUC+ BEAUTY1 & DI/+UI%$ FROM ! GREAT BODY ( WORKM5 BY ! POSSESSION ( ?AT AIM4 ,I DO NOT1 9DE$1 IGNORE ! FACT ?AT !RE IS A S*OOL ( >TI/S BELONG+ TO ?IS DECADE :O SET =? ?AT BEAUTY IS NOT AN ESS5TIAL P>T ( >T2 :I* !Y CONSID] RA!R AS AN 9/RUM5T = ! /ATEM5T ( FACT1 OR AN EXHIBITION ( ! >TI/'S 9TELLECTUAL OBS]VATION & SKILL ( H&4 ,SU* A S*OOL W\LD SEEM AT FIR/ SIT ( ! EIT4 ,BUT ON LOOK+ CLOS] 9TO ! MATT] IT WILL BE SE5 ?AT ?IS S*OOL CANNOT CLAIM ANY SPECIAL 9T]E/ ON ! SCORE ( TRADITION4 ,= ! EIT WAS QUITE UNCONSCI\S ( ITS T5D5CY T[>DS UGL9ESS & NULLITY1 :]EAS ! MOD]N 0,IMPRESSIONI/S0 L\DLY PROCLAIM !IR 5MITY TO BEAUTY1 & >E NO MORE UNCONSCI\S ( !IR AIM ?AN ! >TI/S ( ! REVIVAL >E ( !IR LONG+ TO L9K !MSELVES TO ! TRADITIONAL >T ( ! PA/4 ,H]E WE HAVE !N1 ON ! ONE H&1 A S*OOL :I* IS PU%+ RA!R ?AN DRIFT+ 9TO ! DOMA9 ( ! EMPIRICAL SCI5CE ( TO-DAY1 & ANO!R :I* CAN ONLY WORK ?R\< ITS OBS]VATION ( AN >T :I* WAS ONCE ORGANIC1 BUT :I* DI$ C5TURIES AGO1 LEAV+ US :AT BY ?IS TIME HAS BECOME BUT ! WRECKAGE ( ITS BRILLIANT & EAG] LIFE1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME ! GREAT MASS ( CIVILIZATION LIVES ON CONT5T TO =GO >T ALMO/ ALTOGE!R4 ,NEV]!LESS ! >TI/S ( BO? ! S*OOLS SPOK5 ( >E UND\BT$LY HONE/ & EAG] 9 PURSUIT ( >T UND] ! CONDITIONS ( MOD]N CIVILIZATION2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ?AT !Y HAVE ?IS MU* 9 COMMON ) ! S*OOLS ( TRADITION1 ?AT !Y DO :AT !Y >E IMPELL$ TO DO1 & ?AT ! PUBLIC W\LD BE QUITE WRONG 9 SUPPOS+ !M TO BE SWAY$ BY M]E AFFECTATION4 ,N[ IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ?IS IMPULSE 9 M5 ( C]TA9 M9DS & MOODS T[>DS C]TA9 =MS ( >T1 ?IS G5U9E ECLECTICISM1 IS ALL ?AT WE CAN EXPECT UND] MOD]N CIVILIZATION2 ?AT WE CAN EXPECT NO G5]AL IMPULSE T[>DS ! F9E >TS TILL CIVILIZATION HAS BE5 TRANS=M$ 9TO SOME O!R CONDITION ( LIFE1 ! DETAILS ( :I* WE CANNOT =ESEE4 ,LET US !N MAKE ! BE/ ( IT1 & ADMIT ?AT ?OSE :O PRACTICE >T MU/ N[ADAYS BE CONSCI\S ( ?AT PRACTICE2 CONSCI\S ,I MEAN ?AT !Y >E EI!R ADD+ A C]TA9 AM\NT ( >TI/IC BEAUTY & 9T]E/ TO A PIECE ( GOODS :I* W\LD1 IF PRODUC$ 9 ! ORD9>Y WAY1 HAVE NO BEAUTY OR >TI/IC 9T]E/1 OR ?AT !Y >E PRODUC+ SOME?+ :I* HAS NO O!R REASON = EXI/5CE ?AN ITS BEAUTY & >TI/IC 9T]E/4 ,BUT HAV+ MADE ! ADMISSION LET US ACCEPT ! CONSEQU5CES ( IT1 & UND]/& ?AT IT IS \R BUS9ESS AS >TI/S1 S9CE WE DESIRE TO PRODUCE WORKS ( >T1 TO SUPPLY ! LACK ( TRADITION BY DILIG5TLY CULTIVAT+ 9 \RSELVES ! S5SE ( BEAUTY 7PACE ! ,IMPRESSIONI/S71 SKILL ( H&1 & NIC5ESS ( OBS]VATION1 )\T :I* ONLY A MAKE%IFT ( >T CAN BE GOT 2 & ALSO1 SO F> AS WE CAN1 TO CALL ! ATT5TION ( ! PUBLIC TO ! FACT ?AT !RE >E A FEW P]SONS :O >E DO+ ?IS1 & EV5 E>N+ A LIVELIHOOD BY SO DO+1 & ?AT !RE=E1 9 SPITE ( ! DE/RUCTIVE TRADITION ( \R IMM$IATE PA/1 9 SPITE ( ! GREAT REVOLUTION 9 ! PRODUCTION ( W>ES1 :I* ?IS C5TURY ONLY HAS SE5 ON ! ROAD TO COMPLETION1 & :I* ON ! FACE ( IT1 & P]HAPS ESS5TIALLY1 IS HO/ILE TO >T1 9 SPITE ( ALL DIFFICULTIES :I* ! EVOLUTION ( ! LAT] DAYS ( SOCIETY HAS ?R[N 9 ! WAY ( ?AT SIDE ( HUMAN PLEASURE :I* IS CALL$ >T1 !RE IS /ILL A M9ORITY ) A GOOD DEAL ( LIFE 9 IT :I* IS NOT CONT5T ) :AT IS CALL$ UTILIT>IANISM1 :I*1 BE+ 9T]PRET$1 MEANS ! RECKLESS WA/E ( LIFE 9 ! PURSUIT ( ! MEANS ( LIFE4 ,IT IS ?IS CONSCI\S CULTIVATION ( >T & ! ATTEMPT TO 9T]E/ ! PUBLIC 9 IT :I* ! ,>TS & ,CRAFTS ,EXHIBITION ,SOCIETY HAS SET ITSELF TO HELP1 BY CALL+ SPECIAL ATT5TION TO ?AT REALLY MO/ IMPORTANT SIDE ( >T1 ! 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