William Morris Furniture Museum

The william morris gallery celebrates the life and amazing artwork including wall paper and stain glass windows by william morris and some of his closest associates.

William morris furniture museum.

He was also a poet artist philosopher typographer and political theorist. Morris s work was influential in his own time and has left a legacy that still resonates strongly today. Get involved support the william morris gallery. Welcome to the william morris gallery.

Designer and craftsmen poet printer socialist novelist environmentalist and idealist. William morris 24 march 1834 3 october 1896 was a british textile designer poet novelist translator and socialist activist associated with the british arts and crafts movement he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional british textile arts and methods of production. Learning resources for students and teachers. Visit opening times and information about the facilities.

The v a s hugely varied morris collection reflects the impressive range of one of britain s most prolific designers. There is a strong focus on morris s celebrated designs for wallpapers and printed textiles but other areas of his and his collaborators practice are also well represented including tiles stained glass floor coverings embroidery and furniture. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre while he helped win acceptance. The william morris legacy.

Morris and his collaborators were significantly influenced in their decorative tastes by the work of william bruges a designer who in the late 1850s had begun using a medieval technique for decorating furniture with varnish that he had sourced from a 12th century manuscript. When i first encountered the strawberry thief a popular design for textiles i. Located in one of william s former homes it is free to enter and is located just over a 10 minute walk away from the walthamstow central tube and overground station buses also. William morris and his designs and beliefs speak to the great truth that beauty matters in our everyday lives.

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