Abstract
In recent years, some English authors brought forward a new concept, the Aesthetic Movement. This movement gave a new interesting angle on the problems of art and society in England of the eighteen-seventies and -eighties. In this brief essay, we try to interpret this movement as an early stage in the development of the Modern Design referring to books as follows : James Laver, Victoriana, London and Melbourne, 1966. Elizabeth Aslin, The Aesthetic Movement, Prelude to Art Nouveau, London, 1969. Robin Spencer, The Aesthetic Movement, London, 1972.
