Person
Charles Robert Ashbee
English architect and designer
Charles Robert Ashbee (May 17, 1863 – May 23, 1942) is an English architect and designer who is a prime mover of the Arts and Crafts movement, which takes its craft ethic from the works of John Ruskin and its co-operative structure from the socialism of William Morris.
Ashbee is defined by one source as "designer, architect, entrepreneur, and social reformer".
His disciplines include metalwork, textile design, furniture, jewelry and other objects in the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style) and Arts and Crafts genres.
He becomes an elected member of the Art Workers' Guild in 1892, and is elected as its Master in 1929.