William Morris Furniture Museum

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William morris furniture museum.

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. 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. What s on exhibitions events and ticket sales information. The william morris legacy.

William morris and his designs and beliefs speak to the great truth that beauty matters in our everyday lives. William morris 1834 1896 is regarded by some as the greatest designer and one of the most outstanding figures of the arts and crafts movement. The william morris society was founded in 1955 to make the life work and ideas of wiliam morris 1834 96 better known. Designer and craftsmen poet printer socialist novelist environmentalist and idealist.

Morris s work was influential in his own time and has left a legacy that still resonates strongly today. 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. He was also a poet artist philosopher typographer and political theorist. The v a s hugely varied morris collection reflects the impressive range of one of britain s most prolific designers.

Visit opening times and information about the facilities. Learning resources for students and teachers. 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. 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.

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