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"When incorporating animal-inspired elements ... which spoke to the woodland theme in the William Morris wallpaper. This connection helps give the sheep an understandable purpose," says Michelle ...
Well, the most secretive royal building just got a bit less secretive. As of this week, the 500-year-old palace – for centuries the residence of the reigning monarch – opened its doors to the general ...
How did this Victorian designer and socialist, known for championing craftsmanship, become an icon of consumer culture?
The British artist's designs appear on mugs, plates, shoes and more. A new exhibition explores how his signature style became ...
The designer, artist, author and all-round polymath William Morris (1834-1896 ... They adorn everything from wallpaper and curtains to mugs and trainers, from biscuit tins and tea trays to ...
Our associate digital editor, Alexander Morrison, visits Morris Mania: How Britain’s greatest designer went viral and talks to the William Morris Gallery’s director Hadrian Garrard.
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 ...
One of the 19th century's most famous names, William Morris is still renowned today as the designer of patterns such as 'Willow Bough' and 'Strawberry Thief'. But his wallpapers and textiles are only ...