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I believe the most important contribution to the arts and crafts movement made to architecture and design is William Morris' work. William Morris was a poet and artist, who believed in a combination of simplicity, good design and craft work. He believed that industrially manufactured items lacked the honesty of traditional craft work. He made the work of making furniture into art. The Arts and Crafts movement initially developed in England during the latter half of the 19th century. Subsequently this style was taken up by American designers, with somewhat different results. In the United States, the Arts and Crafts style was also known as Mission style. This movement, which challenged the tastes of the Victorian era, was inspired by the social reform concerns of thinkers such as Walter Crane and John Ruskin, together with the ideals of reformer and designer, William Morris.