William Morris ABC

Learn first words with William Morris' iconic designs in this beautifully illustrated board book. 
 
Starting with a for apple and ending with z for zebra, this is a stylish introduction to first words for very young children - the perfect gift for art and design-loving parents. 
 
Published in association with the V&amp;A Museum, your purchase helps the V&amp;A to enrich people's lives as the world's leading museum of art and design.

With  this beautifully illustrated board book, learn your first words with   William Morris and his lovely designs. Starting with a for apple and  ending  with z for zebra, this is the perfect introduction to first  words for  very young children.

William Morris 123

Learn first numbers with William Morris' iconic designs in this beautifully illustrated board book. 
 
Starting with one tree and ending with ten butterflies, this is a stylish introduction to counting for very young children - the perfect gift for art and design-loving parents. 
 
Published in association with the V&amp;A Museum, your purchase helps the V&amp;A to enrich people's lives as the world's leading museum of art and design.

William Morris (Author) 
 Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris (1834-1896), was famous for his wallpaper and fabric designs and his mastery of colour. A social reformer as well as a designer, he called for a return to crafts, the use of natural - rather than manmade - materials, and designs that were both practical and beautiful. His belief that beauty had the power to transform everyday lives revolutionised British design, and his ideas continue to inspire people today.

With this beautifully illustrated board book, learn your numbers with  William Morris and his lovely designs. Starting with one tree and ending  with 10 butterflies, this is the perfect introduction to counting for  very young children.

The William Morris Colouring Book

A colouring book filled with one of Britain’s most influential designers’ timeless patterns

Taking nature as his inspiration, William Morris created over a hundred intricate and iconic wallpaper, textile and embroidery designs. As much a poet and activist as a designer, today he is considered one of the most outstanding and influential designers of the Arts and Crafts movement of the late nineteenth century. His patterns continue to be made and sold today and can be found all over the country.

Pick up your pencils and make each of these famed William Morris patterns your own. 
 
Taking nature as his inspiration, William Morris created over a hundred intricate and iconic wallpaper, textile and embroidery designs. As much a poet and activist as a designer, today he is considered one of the most outstanding and influential designers of the Arts and Crafts movement of the late nineteenth century. His patterns continue to be made and sold today and can be found all over the country, including at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, London. 
 
Relax and unwind with these beautiful, decorative patterns - and marvel at their timeless appeal.

Useful Work v. Useless Toil

'If others can see it as I have seen it, then it may be a vision rather than a dream'  William Morris

William Morris (1834 - 1896) was one of the most influential thinkers and artists of his time. At Oxford, with the painter Burne-Jones, he fell under the influence of Ruskin and Rossetti. Preoccupied with the poverty of modern design he taught himself at least thirteen crafts and founded his own design firm, Morris &amp; Co. In the late 1870s he became active in political and environmentalist matters and converted to socialism in 1883, helping to found the Socialist League a year later.

Visionary English Socialist and pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris argued that all work should be a source of pride and satisfaction, and that everyone should be entitled to beautiful surroundings &ndash; no matter what their class. 
 
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News from Nowhere and Other Writings

One of the most significant examples of English writing on Utopia

William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the most influential thinkers and artists of his time. At Oxford, with the painter Burne-Jones, he fell under the influence of Ruskin and Rossetti. Preoccupied with the poverty of modern design he taught himself at least thirteen crafts and founded his own design firm, Morris & Co. In the late 1870s he became active in political and environmentalist matters and converted to socialism in 1883, helping to found the Socialist League a year later. 
 
 
Clive Wilmer read English at King's College, Cambridge. He also edited Ruskin and Rossetti for the Penguin Classics, and has translated poetry from several languages.

Poet, pattern-designer, environmentalist and maker of fine books, William Morris (1834-96) was also a committed socialist and visionary writer, obsessively concerned with the struggle to achieve a perfect society on earth. News From Nowhere, one of the most significant English works on the theme of utopia, is the tale of William Guest, a Victorian who wakes one morning to find himself in the year 2102 and discovers a society that has changed beyond recognition into a pastoral paradise, in which all people live in blissful equality and contentment. A socialist masterpiece, News From Nowhere is a vision of a future free from capitalism, isolation and industrialisation. This volume also contains a wide selection of Morris's writings, lectures, journalism and letters, which expand upon the key themes of News From Nowhere.

William Morris

An accessible and exciting approach to William Morris, a true art and design hero. The beautifully designed book will look at William Morris as an artist and culture shaper and include his most famous works.

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