History
The arts and crafts movement The arts and crafts movement has played a significant role in the formulation of the studio crafts due in large part to the arts and crafts movement's emphasis on both the hand made object and the importance of the individual maker. This has been especially true in North America (see American craft)and the British Isles. Though the studio crafts have been in development for more than one-hundred years since the arts and crafts movement proper its influence remains remarkably consistent.
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