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Arts and Crafts movement
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The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles and subsequently spread across the British Empire an
William Morris's design for Trellis wallpaper, 1862
William Morris's design for Trellis wallpaper, 1862
The Nature of Gothic by John Ruskin, printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press in 1892 in his Golden Type inspired by the 15th-century printer
The Nature of Gothic by John Ruskin, printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press in 1892 in his Golden Type inspired by the 15th-century printer Nicolas Jenson. This chapter from The Stones of Venice was a sort of manifesto for the Arts and Crafts movement.
Pugin's house "The Grange" in Ramsgate, from 1843. Its simplified Gothic Revival style, adapted to domestic building, helped shape the architecture of
Pugin's house "The Grange" in Ramsgate, from 1843. Its simplified Gothic Revival style, adapted to domestic building, helped shape the architecture of the Arts and Crafts movement.
William Morris, a designer and thinker who was a key influence on the Arts and Crafts movement
William Morris, a designer and thinker who was a key influence on the Arts and Crafts movement
William Morris
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William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditio
Arts and Crafts movement
…had been developing in England for at least 20 years. It was inspired by the ideas of historian Thomas Carlyle, art critic John Ruskin, and designer William Morris. In Scotland, it is associated with key figures such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Viollet-le-Duc's books on nature and Gothic art also play an essential…
Water House, Morris's childhood home; renovated in 2012, it now houses The William Morris Gallery.
Water House, Morris's childhood home; renovated in 2012, it now houses The William Morris Gallery.
William Morris at 23
William Morris at 23
William Morris self-portrait, 1856; he grew his beard that year, after leaving university.
William Morris self-portrait, 1856; he grew his beard that year, after leaving university.