William Morris Carpet 109

William morris rugs are inspired by nature observation.

William morris carpet 109.

New color combinations were experimented with such as earth tones and more vibrant tints. William morris carpet designs burrows co. These were popular in england and america in the 19th and early 20th century. William morris surya rugs william morris collection wlm 3005.

William morris 1834 1898 a founder of the british arts and crafts movement sought to restore the prestige and methods of hand made crafts including textiles in opposition to the 19th century tendency toward factory produced textiles with this goal in mind he created his own workshop and designed dozens of patterns for hand produced woven and printed cloth upholstery and other textiles. Make offer round 14x14 signed william morris art craft hand knotted wool area rug carpet gray 8x10 william morris art craft design hand knotted area rug 7 8 x 9 9 840 00. Two original william morris rug designs reproduced by the persian carpet are the black tree and the hammersmith. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre while he helped win acceptance.

Plant leaves flowers bird patterns make william morris rugs unforgettable. The british arts crafts movement drew from nature and transformed botanical motifs into simpler geometric forms. Morris designs are equally at home in queen anne shingle style and colonial revival homes as in arts. 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.

Offers authentic woven carpets by william morris the most famous 19 th century english designer and founder of the arts crafts movement.