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William Morris

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Designer, poet, printer and socialist whose wallpapers and textiles are still in production, and the central figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. Morris preached that nothing should be in a home that is not known to be useful or believed to be beautiful, revived hand techniques from vegetable dyeing to tapestry weaving, and founded the Kelmscott Press to remake the book as a crafted object.

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Birth Year
1834 1
Death Year
1896 1
Nationality
British 1
Defining Contribution
Led the Arts and Crafts movement; pattern design, Morris and Co., the Kelmscott Press 1
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Morris was the movement's leading figure and public voice

Morris and Philip Webb designed the museum's Green Dining Room (1866-68), now known as the Morris Room.

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Weaving, Crafts

Morris revived hand tapestry weaving and vegetable-dyed textile work at Merton Abbey

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