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Guild and School of Handicraft Covered bowl, designed by Ashbee, 1900 Ashbee set up his Guild and School of Handicraft in 1888 in London, while a resident at Toynbee Hall , one of the original settlements set up to alleviate inner city poverty, in this case, in the slums of Whitechapel .
- 17 May 1863, Isleworth, United Kingdom
- 23 May 1942 (aged 79), Sevenoaks, United Kingdom
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- St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Seal, Kent, United Kingdom
In 1887 Ashbee founded the School of Handicraft and in 1904 the School of Arts and Crafts, which continued its work until the outbreak of World War I. In addition, Ashbee founded the Guild of Handicraft in 1888, which produced notable works of decorative art , often to his designs, particularly in silver hollowware, jewelry, and furniture.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Guild and School of Handicraft was established in 1888 in London, later moving to Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England, as a community of artists and craftspeople by the arts and crafts architect Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942).
To understand Ashbee’s work, not least in establishing the Guild and School of Handicraft (sometimes known by variants of that name, such as the ‘School and Guild of Handicrafts’ or just the ‘Guild’), one must know the ideology underlying his achievements.
These evolved into the Guild and School of Handicraft, a craft workshop which he launched on 23 June 1888 at 34 Commercial Road, a warehouse building next to Toynbee Hall. Apart from Ashbee, the Guild initially consisted of four workers who made furniture, metalwork and painted decorations.
9 de oct. de 2023 · The Guild and School of Handicraft, founded by Charles Robert Ashbee in 1888, was a revolutionary institution that sought to combat the degradation of craftsmanship in the face of rising industrialization. This guild transformed the British craft landscape and offered a compelling alternative vision for artistic and social organizations.
3 de oct. de 2011 · Pero no es a él a quién vamos a dedicar el post de hoy sino a Charles Robert Ashbee, fundador de la Guild and School of Handicraft (Gremio y Escuela de Artesanía) y uno de los pilares del movimiento de Arts and Crafts.
