William Morris prints and patterns are know for their naturalistic style and although they are regarded as classics now, back in the mid 1860's they were seen as quite radical. When it comes to ...

You’ve seen the patterns: branches of colorful flowers and fruits unfolding across solid backgrounds. Nearly 130 years after his death, the British artist William Morris’ designs are ...

Aghast at the notion of progressive Machine Age design, William Morris ... finding synergy in the patterns that Morris dreamed up, many of which were influenced by the flora and fauna growing ...

He used block printing to create large floral patterns. Each block contained a part of the image and was used with one colour. William's daughter May Morris took these ideas and made even more ...

“Tiny pimpernel flowers punctuate a pattern of giant flower heads. The blue colorway (as opposed to the yellow alternative) furnished William Morris’s own dining room at Kelmscott House on the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tulips and peacocks? For gardeners they are not exactly a match made in heaven. Peacocks on lawns look ...