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Actividad gratuita. 15/05/2018. En Cataluña... artes, talleres e industrias. El movimiento Arts and Crafts, ligado al diseño y a las artes decorativas, nació en Gran Bretaña hacia 1880 y se desarrolló hasta la I Guerra Mundial. Se extendió rápidamente a través de América y Europa hasta llegar a Japón.
Hace 3 días · Pionero y polifacético, William Morris (1834-1896), reivindicó desde el movimiento Arts & Crafts la reconexión de la belleza pura del arte con la belleza utilitaria de la artesanía. Casi nada escapó a su curiosidad: fue diseñador, artesano, empresario, poeta, ensayista, ilustrador, tipógrafo, tejedor, agitador social y un largo etcétera.
- The Arts and Crafts Movement
- Who Was William Morris?
- The Red House
- Morris’ Wallpaper Designs
Beginning in Britain around 1880, the Arts and Crafts movement was born from the values of people concerned about the effects of industrialization on design and traditional craft. In response, architects, designers, craftsmen, and artists turned to new ways of living and working, pioneering new approaches to create decorative arts. One of the most ...
Born in Walthamstow, East London in March 1834, William Morris was a poet, artist, philosopher, typographer, political theorist, and arguably the most celebrated designer of the Arts & Crafts movement. He strived to protect and revive the traditional techniques of handmade production that were being replaced by machines during the Victorian era's I...
While studying at Oxford, Morris met his lifelong friend, architect Philip Webb. His dear friend helped him design and construct his Medieval-inspired, Neo-Gothic style family home in Bexleyheath, where he lived with his wife, Jane Morris, and his two children, Jane “Jenny” Alice Morris and Mary “May” Morris. Built in 1860, it became known as the R...
Featuring swirling leaves, thieving birds, rose-filled trellises, and fruit tree branches, the designs of William Morris have a unique timeless quality. He began designing wallpapers in 1862, but their sale was delayed by several years while he experimented with printing from zinc plates. Inspired by nature, Morris’ designs feature leaves, vines, a...
- March 24, 1834 (Walthamstow, England)
- William Morris
- October 3, 1896 (Hammersmith, England)
- Wallpaper and textile design
Arts and Crafts. Papel pintado Trellis, de William Morris (1862). El movimiento Arts and Crafts ("Artes y Oficios") fue un movimiento artístico originado a finales del siglo XIX en Gran Bretaña y posteriormente extendido a otras partes del mundo. Renovación y tradición.
William Morris (Walthamstow, Inglaterra, 24 de marzo de 1834-3 de octubre de 1896) fue un arquitecto, diseñador y maestro textil, traductor, poeta, novelista y activista socialista. Asociado con el movimiento británico Arts and Crafts, fue uno de los principales promotores de la reactivación del arte textil tradicional manteniendo ...
- British
- Walthamstow, United Kingdom
1 de abr. de 2021 · Amar la belleza, odiar el mundo moderno: William Morris y el movimiento Arts & Crafts. El británico fue un revolucionario que defendió con el mismo fervor la artesanía y el socialismo. 125...
Accomplishments. William Morris is often seen as the grandfather of the international Arts and Crafts Movement. In an era of increasing industrialism and urbanization, he embraced an idealized vision of the artisanship and cottage industries of the Middle Ages.
