The movement was to provide affordable, beautiful, hand-crafted, natural, light-filled home interiors that only add to the aesthetics but also delight and nurture society. It focuses on the social structure and economic livelihood of artisans around an art form. A unique piece of product can be formed (combining artisans and materials), which cannot be mass produced (by machine). He believes that the nature of the material and the method of production are two important aspects where the craftsman has to deal according to the nature of the material and the method of production will express their own individuality and expression through the material. One of the pioneer architects who led the Arts and Crafts Movement both spiritually and intellectually was designer William Morris. It is an individual expression by both artists and workers. They have used mostly hand-crafted elements and their inspiration was from the earlier styles of architecture such as Baroque, Rococo, and Classical as well as traditional craftsmanship. One of the main principles of Arts and Crafts Style Architecture was to create an architectural style that expressed the hand of the craftsman who created it. Arts and Crafts Style Architecture was a celebration of art forms and individual craftsmanship.

The artisans and craftsmen went against machine aesthetics. It originated in England in the mid-19th century. The Arts and crafts Movement (1870-1910) is a reaction against machines.

Arts and crafts building style