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WILLIAM MORRIS AND HIS
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William Morris was a leading member of Arts en Crafts Movement.
He believed that a designer should have working knowledge of any media that he used and as a result he spend a lot of time teaching himself a wide variety of techniques
THE DILIGENT STUDY OF NATURE Morris felt that the “diligent study of nature” was important,, as nature was the perfect example of God’s desing.
PATTERNS FROM NATURE His patterns are inspired by his intimate knowledge of natural discovered drawing and stylized trough his detailed knowledge of historical style.
His wallpapers desing were echoed in his tectile, tapestry an carpet desing.
THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT The arts and crafts movement formed into various crafts guilds to try to recreate the dignified working environment that existed in the medieval crafts guilds The century guild was the first of the craft fuild to form. It was founded in 1882, under the influence of William Morris, bye the architect and designer A. H. Mackmurdo
THE KELMSCOTT PRESS In 1891, Morris founded the Kelmscott press, named after the village near Oxford where he had lived since 1871 The kelmscott press was never a finacial succes as their beautifull hand-crafted books were too expensive to prodice at a profit