The Arts and Crafts Movement As a counteraction of the Industrial Revolution, the Arts and Crafts Movement began in Britain and the United States during the second half of the 19th century. In the industrial age, the maximization of profit was highly emphasized, and craftsmen found the influence of dehumanization in the products created with their focus on efficiency. Therefore, the founders of the movement decided to recreate earlier conditions which craftsmen dedicated their talents into their products. They started with the revival of gothic architecture, and actually the Arts and Crafts Movement has made an improvement of neo-gothic architecture a step further. This style was extended to house design, which became a new concept of an "Arts and Crafts Home." This is a summary of an essay. I would really appreciate any recommendation or modification to this passage.