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Binding: Hardcover
Description: William Morris (1834 1896) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer as well as a manufacturer writer artist and socialist activist he pioneered the Arts and Crafts movement of the Victorian era and left an extraordinary influence on architecture textile and interior design. This richly illustrated book offers a suitably beautiful introduction to Morris's colorful life and all aspects of his design work including interiors tiles embroidery tapestries carpets and calligraphy. Though best known in his lifetime as a poet and author it is these exquisite designs that secured Morris's posthumous reputation. As page after page dazzles with their beautiful patterns and forms we explore the pioneering craftsmanship and natural motifs that inspired them as well as Morris's remarkable cultural legacy through British textiles Bauhaus and even modern environmentalism.
Title: Morris
Author(s): Taschen
Publisher: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836561631
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 10/19/2017
Series: Basic Art
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment
Description: William Morris (1834 1896) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer as well as a manufacturer writer artist and socialist activist he pioneered the Arts and Crafts movement of the Victorian era and left an extraordinary influence on architecture textile and interior design. This richly illustrated book offers a suitably beautiful introduction to Morris's colorful life and all aspects of his design work including interiors tiles embroidery tapestries carpets and calligraphy. Though best known in his lifetime as a poet and author it is these exquisite designs that secured Morris's posthumous reputation. As page after page dazzles with their beautiful patterns and forms we explore the pioneering craftsmanship and natural motifs that inspired them as well as Morris's remarkable cultural legacy through British textiles Bauhaus and even modern environmentalism.
Title: Morris
Author(s): Taschen
Publisher: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836561631
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 10/19/2017
Series: Basic Art
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment
