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1819
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Birth of John Ruskin.
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1834
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Birth of William Morris.
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1848
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The Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood formed and first works exhibited.
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1851
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The Great Exhibition is held in London. Ruskin publishes the Stones of Venice.
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1859
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The Red House planned and built by Philip Webb at Upton in Kent. Furniture designed and made by Rossetti, Burne-Jones and William Morris.
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1861
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William Morris established his decorating business at 26 Queens Square London. Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co was founded to provide furniture 'solidly constructed and without superfluous ornament'' Maddox -Brown, Rossetti and Burne Jones all worked for the firm.
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London International Exhibition featuring a stand by Morris &Co which was praised for archaeological exactness of their imitation of the style of the middle ages. The Exhibition also included furniture by William Burges.
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1868
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Building News and Charles Eastlake use the term 'Art Furniture' referring to furniture with simple, rectangular designs, preferably unadorned and 'severely Gothic'
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1875
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Liberty & Co opened in Regent Street London specialising in oriental art and artefacts. Patrons included E.W Godwin,Dante Gabriellie Rosssetti, Burne-Jones, and Christopher Dresser.
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Watt's Godwin Catalogue Art Furniture published.
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1877
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William Morris opens his showrooms in Oxford Street London
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1882
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The Century Guild established. Arthur Mackmurdo, Herbert Horne, Selwyn Image and Clement Heaton producing furniture, fabrics metalwork and enamels.
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William Morris opens his showrooms in Manchester.
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Liberty&Co open their own Furniture and Decoration Studios headed by Leonard Wyburd who developed the line in Moorish Design and then Arts and Crafts.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh begins his career as a pupil architect in Glasgow
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1884
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The Art Workers Guild established, later to form the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1888. Keswick Scool of Industrial Art founded by Canon and Mrs Rawnsley.
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1888
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First Arts and Crafts exhibition at the New Gallery in Regents Street, London. Guild of Handicraft founded by C. R Ashbee. T. Cobden Sanderson first to use the term 'Arts and Crafts '.
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1890
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The Kelmscott Press founded by William Morris.
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1893
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Ambrose Heal begins working as a bedding designer for the family firm in London.
First edition of The Studio magazine, later edition in the same year features An interview with Mr. C. F. A. Voysey, Architect and Designer.
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1896 | | Death of William Morris. Arts and Crafts Exhibition in London features the Glasgow Style designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Herbert MacNair, Margaret and Frances
MacDonald
The Studio features the Newlyn Art Industries in an article by Norman Garstin
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1898
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Cymric range introduced by Liberty; Celtic Inspired silver and jewellery designs.
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1900
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Paris Exhibition
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The Vienna Secession
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1901
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Glasgow International Exhibition featuring the Library Designed by George Logan for the Wylie and Lochhead Pavilion.
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Tudric pewter designs introduced by Liberty, designers included Rex Silver, Archibald Knox and Jessie King.
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1902
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Turin Exhibition; Voyseys' Chair, Scottish Pavillion by Mackintosh
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1903
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh starts his designs for the Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow. Liberty and Co take part in the Arts and Crafts Exhibition in london and include four designs by Archibald Knox.
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Leonard Wyburd retires from Liberty &Co.
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