Morris

by Charlotte Fiell

William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer, as well as a manufacturer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, he pioneered the Arts and Crafts movement of the Victorian era, and left an extraordinary influence on architecture, textile, and interior design.This richly illustrated book offers a suitably beautiful introduction to Morris’s colorful life and all aspects of his design work, including interiors, tiles, embroidery, tapestries, carpets, and calligraphy. Though best known in his lifetime as a poet and author, it is these exquisite designs that secured Morris’s posthumous reputation. As page after page dazzles with their beautiful patterns and forms, we explore the pioneering craftsmanship and natural motifs that inspired them, as well as Morris’s remarkable cultural legacy, through British textiles, Bauhaus, and even modern environmentalism.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

95 pages, Hardcover

Published October 19, 2017

About the author

Charlotte Fiell is a leading authority on the history, theory and criticism of design and, to date, has written 60 books on the subject.

Charlotte initially studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art in London and then later at the British Institute in Florence. She subsequently took a BA(Hons) degree in the History of Drawing and Printmaking with Material Science at Camberwell College of Arts (UAL), London. Following on from this, she trained at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.

Reviews

[Zuzana Be · Rating 4 out of 5]

jeden z najvýznamnejších viktoriánskych umelcov - businessman a socialista zároveň. prekladal islandské texty, založil Arts and Crafts movement a jeho dekoratívne umenie je úplne krásne.

jaj a bol jeden z pionierov etického zamestnávania (jeho zamestnanci pracovali menej hodín ako bolo obvyklé, v lepších podmienkach a s vyššou plácou - čo bolo veľmi modernistické, keď si spomeniete ako sa za viktoriánskych čias pracovalo; i keď stále zamestnával tínedžerov, aspoň im dal ubytovanie a jedlo a knižnicu na vzdelávanie sa)

[Fez · Rating 4 out of 5]

-Überrascht und fasziniert von seiner Vielseitigkeit. Gibt es irgendein Gebiet in der Kunst oder im Handwerk, dass er nicht perfektioniert hat? Ich denke nicht
-Der Aufbau des Textes war alles andere als perfekt. Viele Sachen wurden wiederholt, was man sehr leicht hätte vermeiden können
- Manchmal wurde im Text ein Werk genannt, das nicht auf derselben Seite zu sehen war. Diese zu googeln war zwar nervig, aber machbar. ABER wenn ich nach dem Umblättern sehe, dass dieses Werk auf der nächsten Seite zu sehen ist (wovon im Text natürlich nicht die kleinste Anmerkung ist) drehe ich durch

[Ana Pereira · Rating 4 out of 5]

O livro é bom, mas houve algumas coisas de que não gostei.
A sua organização – com a vida e a obra de William Morris a serem descritas em apenas 30 páginas, numa secção a que chamam Introduction, a que eu chamaria Overview.
Contudo, é uma obra interessante, uma vez que abarca as suas várias facetas e às quais dá igual importância: o artista, o poeta, o político, o tradutor, etc.
Ler este livro em inglês é mais difícil do que eu pensava.
E a primeira parte da Introduction entende-se melhor quando se lê no fim e não no princípio.
Um outro aspeto que me desagradou foi não haver indicação no texto de que existe uma fotografia ou uma imagem sobre aquilo que estão a descrever, assim, temos nós, os leitores, de procurar no livro todo se existe alguma representação visual do que se está a falar.

[Maggles · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5*

[Arina · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introduction