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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Defining ContributionLed the Arts and Crafts movement; pattern design, Morris and Co., the Kelmscott Press 1 Connections
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Morris was the movement's leading figure and public voice
Source Arts and Crafts Movement (Wikipedia)
Source John Ruskin (Wikipedia)
Morris and Philip Webb designed the museum's Green Dining Room (1866-68), now known as the Morris Room.
Source Victoria and Albert Museum (Wikipedia)
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Morris revived hand tapestry weaving and vegetable-dyed textile work at Merton Abbey
Source William Morris (Wikipedia)
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He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production.
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