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‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful’, advised the influential British designer William Morris (1834-1896), known ... As well as browsing the array ...
The British artist's designs appear on mugs, plates, shoes and more. A new exhibition explores how his signature style became ...
Morris's prints were immensely popular in his lifetime, and a handy timeline explains how, in spite of his left-wing ...
Rifling through the storeroom drawers at the William Morris Gallery in London, the institution’s director Hadrian Garrard pulls out a poster depicting a dachshund surrounded by a jumble of ...
If you love purple for its depth and undeniable flair, you’re not alone. Purple is the color of creativity, luxury, and, when ...
Poet, social reformer, writer, publisher, and above all artist and designer. There is little William Morris couldn’t or didn’t do, so much so that, in 1896, as he lay dying at the age of 62, a doctor ...
Nearly 130 years after his death, the British artist William Morris’ designs are everywhere, from wallpapers and dinnerware to phone cases and hand cream. The ubiquity of Morris’ intricate ...
William Morris’s Morris & Co. wallpaper has had incredible staying power. And now, for those ready for a fresh take on the ...
On Gogglebox, Mary and Giles have been sitting for the past 10 years in front of the same bit of Willow Bough wallpaper. It must by now be the nation’s most famous piece of William Morris design ...