William Morris Designs: From the Collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum

by William Morris, Linda Perry (Editor)

Handsome motifs from elegant textiles, tapestries, embroideries, and carpets designed by important Victorian artist and craftsman. Beautiful reproductions of Rose and Thistle , Strawberry Thief , Peacock and Dragon , more. Ideal for informal notes or for adding to personal collections.

Genres: Art, Crafts, Design

6 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

William Morris was an English architect, furniture and textile designer, artist, writer, socialist and Marxist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement. Morris wrote and published poetry, fiction, and translations of ancient and medieval texts throughout his life. His best-known works include The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems (1858), The Earthly Paradise (1868–1870), A Dream of John Ball and the utopian News from Nowhere. He was an important figure in the emergence of socialism in Britain, founding the Socialist League in 1884, but breaking with the movement over goals and methods by the end of that decade. He devoted much of the rest of his life to the Kelmscott Press, which he founded in 1891. The 1896 Kelmscott edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is considered a masterpiece of book design.

Reviews

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are certainly better books on Morris and as a designer working in advertising I've loved Morris' work but not once has a Morris decorative piece been useful for a commercial job. I've learned that this Dover edition is a prepublication of the color plates from a book called "The Art of William Morris", by Aymer Vallance, published by George Bell & Sons, London, 1897.

[Jeanette A. Boltz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I was expecting.

I was looking for a book of W. Morris to decide on a fabric I wanted to use. Very limited examples.

[Víctor Iglesias · Rating 5 out of 5]

Verdaderamente hermoso.

Pero vale la pena considerar que la influencia turca es tanta, que bajo estándares modernos, se aproxima al plagio.

Si bien no hay copias literales, las reminiscencias llegan a ser muy obvias y en muchas ocasiones de menos calidad que la tradición islámica.

No por ello deja de ser digno de aprecio

[Melody Schwarting · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my dream world, I move into an old craftsman home and renovate it with William Morris wallpaper. His patterns are rich and immersive, refreshingly rich in the age of minimalism, and his choice of patterns for different applications is illuminating.

[Ligaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a 41-page oversize book with color photographs of some of William Morris's work. It is a good quick overview but some of the photos are a bit out of focus. It's a Dover Publication book, so I guess that's to be expected.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoy William Morris' delightful plant and animal laden fabrics that are displayed in this book.

[Everbright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got it for cheap on Amazon and it was good value for the money, but if I'd paid full price I probably would have been annoyed. Printing is a bit fuzzy. But I like the patterns and it was a good value.