Agenda 2024 - 12-month - softcover, midi, horizontal - william morris - morris windrush | Paperblanks

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• This Windrush pattern comes from a pencil and watercolour sketch that William Morris worked on in 1881–1883. Designed for block-printed cotton, Windrush highlights the creative approach Morris took to revealing elements from the natural world in his decorative furnishing fabrics.
• William Morris (1834–1896) is one of the most renowned figures in the decorative arts.
• As a textile designer, he developed an original style that charmed his contemporaries and has since become a point of reference for all those interested in design and decoration.
• His creative approach was characterized by his pronounced views on what constitutes beauty and a firm belief in the essential value of art and handicraft.
• The Arts and Crafts movement, inspired by the ideals of Morris and the social theorist John Ruskin, had as much of an anti-industrial ideological component as it did an aesthetic teaching.
• Studying Classics at Oxford University, Morris developed an interest in the history, social values and art of the Middle Ages.
• His appreciation of the medieval theme found its way into his designs, with patterns often replicating the “millefleurs” style of the 15th and 16th centuries.
• Characterized by an abundance of small decorative flowers and plants used to fill the background space, this style is most closely associated with the tapestry-making traditions of France and Belgium.
• Morris was also an influential writer and a staunch social activist and was aghast at the effect that industrialization was having on human productivity.
• New methods of production eroded the value of individual skill and a sense of accomplishment that came with the process of handiwork.