This week I've been to see some amazing designs by William Morris, displayed in his family home in Walthamstow, London. After writing my dissertation around the Arts and Craft movement and owning many books that show his work, it was incredible to see all of his patterns in real life.
William Morris, 1834-1896, was a pioneering craftsman, poet and social activist who fought for beautiful design. He founded Morris & Co and set about to bring well designed art into everyday life. Morris hated the industrialisation that the Victorian era bought and along with others, set about to bring craft back. He claimed that one should 'have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.'
His recognisable floral designs have stood the test of time and are still extremely popular today.
I had to design my interpretation of William Morris wall-paper in my primary school. Once designed we had to repeat the pattern for our wall-paper and decorate the corner of a shoe box in a style of a room with furnishing and everything x
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