Ernest Gimson : Arts & Crafts designer and architect This study of the renowned designer maker Ernest Gimson (1864 1919) combines biography with analysis of his work as an architect and designer of furniture metalwork plaster decoration embroidery and more. It also examines Gimsons significance within the Arts and Crafts Movement tracing the full arc of his creative career ideas and legacy. Gimson worked in London in the 1880s joining the circle around William Morris at the Art Workers Guild and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. He later moved to the Cotswolds where he opened workshops and established a reputation for distinctive style and superb quality. Gimsons work influences designers today and speaks directly to ongoing debates about the role of craft in the modern world; this book will be the standard reference for years to come