William Morris’s Flowers

Victoria and Albert Museum

Rowan Bain

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English

Thames & Hudson
12 September 2019

Art & Architecture; Botanical art; Individual designers

Series: Artists In Focus

A passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass-production, William Morris (1834- 1896) designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his highly original carpet, fabric and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the imagination and exert their influence on the decorative arts. Around 600 such designs are attributed to Morris, of which the vast majority are based on natural forms, including trees, plants and flowers.

This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of designs by Morris in which flowers are the principal motif, bringing together not only completed patterns but also working drawings in pen and watercolour, and examples of his pearwood, floral-pattern printing blocks. It also explores examples of the sources that inspired Morris's flower-based designs: his own gardens at the Red House in Kent, Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire and elsewhere; 16th- and 17th-century herbals; illuminated medieval manuscripts; late medieval and Renaissance tapestries; and a range of decorated objects, particularly from the Islamic world, that Morris studied at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). Authored by Rowan Bain, curator at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, north London, and lavishly illustrated with almost 100 colour illustrations, this exquisite book will both inform and delight

By: Rowan Bain
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 170mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9780500480458
ISBN 10: 0500480451
Series: Artists In Focus
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 12 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rowan Bain is senior curator at the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London, and was formerly assistant curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is the author of several books and a contributor to May Morris: Arts & Crafts Designer, which accompanied the William Morris Gallery exhibition May Morris: Art & Life, of which Rowan was cocurator.

Reviews for William Morris’s Flowers (Victoria and Albert Museum)

'Lavishly illustrated' - Leisure Painter 'A key inspiration for contemporary designers, the patterns of William Morris are timeless' - Homes & Antiques