Contemporary Arts & Crafts Movement?

So, I'm sure I'm not the first person to have this revelation, but I think we're in the middle of a contemporary Arts & Crafts movement. The market for handmade items seems to be huge right now and people are loving the unique in a world of mass-production.

The Arts & Craft movement began during the Industrial Revolution, as a response to mass-produced items. William Morris was a leader of the movement, which believed in true materials and traditional construction, as well as simplicity of form. Guilds and workshops sprung up all over the world that made things by hand, with exceptional quality and exceptional materials. There was also an socio-economic aspect to the movement that proposed reforms to society.

I find this history to be very relevant today. We're in the midst of a technological revolution. Almost everything anyone can buy is a result of industry and mass-production. Even our food is mass-produced! Almost everyone has a computer in the US and a ton of people have smartphones, which are essentially tiny computers. We use them for everything. In the midst of all of this, websites like Etsy that sell handmade crafts have sprung up and had great success. People that are used to having something that's the same as their friends and neighbors seem to now want things that no one else can have. Having items that are unique or handmade is something that's been made cool again. We now want items that no one else could have, they might be able to get something similar, but they couldn't get anything exactly like it and so those items are increasing in value every day.

I make handmade crafts for fun and post them for sale on Etsy (Check out my shop! ), but I know a few people that have made very successful businesses out of handmade crafts. I think it's kind of awesome. I do wonder though if it comes out of a backlash against the current technological trend, as the Arts & Crafts movement was a response to the Industrial Revolution or if people end up having some desire to be able to make things by themselves, with their own hands instead of relying on factories and machines. Does the Green movement factor in at all? I think it does in some respect, but I don't think it's a major force for the current Handmade trend, but has perhaps piggybacked onto it. What do you guys think?