The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that began in Britain and flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920, emerging in Japan in the 1920s as the Mingei movement. wikipedia 
The movement stood for traditional craftsmanship using simple forms, and often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. It advocated economic and social reform and was essentially anti-industrial. It had a strong influence on the arts in Europe until it was displaced by Modernism in the 1930s, and its influence continued among craft makers, designers, and town planners long afterwards.
Originally built as a winter residence for David and Mary Gamble, the three-story Gamble House is commonly described as America's Arts and Crafts masterpiece. Its style shows influence from traditional Japanese aesthetics and a certain California spaciousness born of available land and a permissive climate. wikipedia
One of the critical elements of a craftsman home is the garden. A home must sit in a garden. It creates a place of belonging, it allows the home to become integrated into nature. Nature that provides a deeper meaning to the creative expression.
Ward's Reflection
My appreciation of technology as an expression of style is strongly influenced by my older brother Peter. After he moved west he found a lot to like in Pasadena and especially the Gamble House.
My brother resisted doing software but eventually relented when companies that commissioned hardware insisted that he provide drivers in some form. He made use of Forth after building his own interpreter and later Linux after building his own kernel. I pointed out that most software engineers didn't work at that level to which he responded, "How do they find their bugs?"
See It's Not an Art Project for knowing what is enough.
See Tempo Interruptions for when more is needed.