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What could be more quintessentially English than William Morris’s interior designs? The sumptuous repeating patterns created by the chief founder of Britain’s 19th-century Arts and Crafts ...
The use of repeating patterns on these ... and incorporating inspiration from across the Islamic world.” William Morris and Art from the Islamic World, William Morris Gallery, London.
His well-known “flowerpot” motif, a repeating pattern of white vases opening ... Like all groundbreaking exhibitions, William ...
William Morris prints and patterns are know for their naturalistic style and although they are regarded as classics now, back in the mid 1860's they were seen as quite radical. When it comes to ...
William Morris (1834-1896), the renowned designer and leading ... Flowerpot (1876) is an embroidered satin centred on a single vase design with a free-flowing, floral pattern. Morris was always happy ...
You’ve seen the patterns: branches of colorful flowers and fruits unfolding across solid backgrounds. Nearly 130 years after his death, the British artist William Morris’ designs are ...
While the noted Arts and Crafts designer’s patterns have never gone out of production, they are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. A leading figure of the British Arts and Crafts movement ...