{"product_id":"2026200017312-secondhand-william-morris-as-designer","title":"William Morris As Designer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the history of decorative arts loom as large as William Morris, the Victorian polymath whose passionate rejection of industrial ugliness ignited a revolution in design, craft, and beauty. William Morris as Designer by Ray Watkinson presents a thorough and authoritative account of Morris's extraordinary career, chronicling his pivotal role as the founding force behind the Arts and Crafts Movement and detailing his vast output across textiles, wallpapers, tapestries, typography, and stained glass.\n\nWatkinson argues with scholarly precision and genuine admiration that Morris's genius lay not merely in his prolific output, but in his radical philosophy — that art must be embedded in everyday life and produced by skilled, fulfilled human hands. The prose is clear and richly informed, situating Morris's aesthetic achievements within the broader social and political currents of 19th-century Britain. Illustrated with examples of Morris's iconic pattern work, this volume stands as an essential study for anyone who has ever paused before a swirling floral design and wondered at the restless, brilliant mind that first set it in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210280706267,"sku":"2026200017312-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6ec47788-03fc-4fd9-8b14-a18e919802e0.png?v=1788268702","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017312-secondhand-william-morris-as-designer","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}