Morris (Ciltli)

William Morris (1834–1896)was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer, as well as a manufacturer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, hepioneered the Arts and Crafts movement of the Victorian era,and left an extraordinary influence on architecture, textile, and interior design.

This richly illustrated book offers asuitably beautiful introduction to Morris's colorful life and all aspects of his design work, includinginteriors, tiles, embroidery, tapestries, carpets, and calligraphy. Though best known in his lifetime as a poet and author, it isthese exquisite designsthat secured Morris's posthumous reputation. As page after page dazzles withtheir beautiful patterns and forms, we explore the pioneering craftsmanship and natural motifs that inspired them, as well as Morris's remarkable cultural legacy, through British textiles, Bauhaus, and even modern environmentalism.

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